Patents by Inventor Gordon Liao

Gordon 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: 7237632
    Abstract: A powered mechanism for a universal golf cart includes a transmission device, and a fixing device. The transmission device includes a housing assembly for mounting a motor, a battery unit, a control circuit board and a drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected with a wheel of the golf cart. The fixing device has a first portion secured to a foot tube of the golf cart and a second portion mounted on the drive shaft. Thus, the powered mechanism converts a traditional powerless golf cart into a motorized golf cart easily and rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Unique Product + Design Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 7213830
    Abstract: A detachable device for an auxiliary wheel of a golf cart includes a main body, an auxiliary wheel unit, and a drive handle. The auxiliary wheel unit includes a wheel support rack, and auxiliary wheel and a plastic block. The auxiliary wheel unit is mounted on and detached from the main body by the pivot action of the drive handle, thereby facilitating a user mounting and folding the auxiliary wheel unit. Thus, the detachable device is operated to mount and fold the auxiliary wheel unit easily, rapidly and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user operating the detachable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20070080002
    Abstract: A powered mechanism for a universal golf cart includes a transmission device, and a fixing device. The transmission device includes a housing assembly for mounting a motor, a battery unit, a control circuit board and a drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected with a wheel of the golf cart. The fixing device has a first portion secured to a foot tube of the golf cart and a second portion mounted on the drive shaft. Thus, the powered mechanism converts a traditional powerless golf cart into a motorized golf cart easily and rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20070044880
    Abstract: A tire for a golf cart includes an inner tire, and a thin outer tire mounted around the inner tire. The inner tire made of EVA solid foam material co-operates with the thin outer tire having a plurality of protruding bosses to construct a solid composite tire, so that the tire has a light weight, needs not to be inflated and has a better shock-absorbing effect. In addition, the pointed cylindrical shaped protruding bosses of the thin outer tire can be extended into the muddy or snowy ground to provide an excellent grip effect, so that the golf cart can be moved smoothly and conveniently. Thus, the tire has an excellent ground grip effect, so that the tire is available for the muddy or snowy ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20070035096
    Abstract: A stroller includes a main frame, a pedal, a front wheel frame, and a positioning device. The positioning device includes a lower cover, an upper cover, a rotation knob, and a locking rod. Thus, the front wheel frame is locked to and unlocked from the main frame by moving the drive plate of the rotation knob, so that the positioning device is operated easily and rapidly. In addition, when the positioning device is unlocked, a click sound is produced so as to notify the user that the positioning device is unlocked and the front wheel frame is rotatable relative to the main frame freely, thereby facilitating the user judging the state (locked or unlocked) of the front wheel frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20060267302
    Abstract: A hand cart includes a wheel frame, a transverse rod, a wheel, and a quick release device. The quick release device includes a locking member, a press button, an elastic member, and a cover. Thus, the locking member and the elastic member are made easily and conveniently, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication. In addition, the wheel axle of the wheel is mounted on and detached from the frame body of the wheel frame easily and rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 7121563
    Abstract: A golf cart front-wheel collapsing device includes two parallel lower tubes, two stationary annular gears, a rotary cylindrical gear, a switch and a front wheel. The lower tubes are fixed under a golf cart frame, having a lower end combined with each stationary annular gear, with the cylindrical gear located between the stationary annular gears, and with a coil spring located respectively between each stationary annular gear and the cylindrical gear. The switch is positioned in one of the stationary gears for securing other components in place and operated to engage and disengage the stationary gears with and from the cylindrical gear, letting the front wheel removably combined with the cylindrical gear able to be expanded or folded for collapsing this device, also adjusting the front-wheel's angle to suit to users of different heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Unique Products & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20060214382
    Abstract: A golf cart front-wheel collapsing device includes two parallel lower tubes, two stationary annular gears, a rotary cylindrical gear, a switch and a front wheel. The lower tubes are fixed under a golf cart frame, having a lower end combined with each stationary annular gear, with the cylindrical gear located between the stationary annular gears, and with a coil spring located respectively between each stationary annular gear and the cylindrical gear. The switch is positioned in one of the stationary gears for securing other components in place and operated to engage and disengage the stationary gears with and from the cylindrical gear, letting the front wheel removably combined with the cylindrical gear able to be expanded or folded for collapsing this device, also adjusting the front-wheel's angle to suit to users of different heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 7090231
    Abstract: An adjustable front fork blade for a stroller includes a sleeve, a base movably mounted in the sleeve, and a connecting tube mounted between the sleeve and the base. Thus, the front fork blade has an adjustable length so that when two front fork blades are mounted on a front wheel, the length of each of the two front fork blades can be adjusted to match each other so as to calibrate and center the position of the front wheel, thereby preventing the front wheel from being oscillated or vibrated due to deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20060097488
    Abstract: A detachable device for an auxiliary wheel of a golf cart includes a main body, an auxiliary wheel unit, and a drive handle. The auxiliary wheel unit includes a wheel support rack, and auxiliary wheel and a plastic block. The auxiliary wheel unit is mounted on and detached from the main body by the pivot action of the drive handle, thereby facilitating a user mounting and folding the auxiliary wheel unit. Thus, the detachable device is operated to mount and fold the auxiliary wheel unit easily, rapidly and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user operating the detachable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 7000928
    Abstract: A third wheel collapsing device for a golf club cart includes a third wheel support frame having a U-shaped frame fixed pivotally with a third wheel and a hollow support arm fitted therein with a fit block. The support arm and the fit block respectively have insert holes and connecting holes. A support base assembled on the support arm has a pivotal shaft under the bottom and a threaded hole before the pivotal shaft for receiving an elastic lock member, which has an engage rod biased by a compression coil spring and controlled by a user. The support base has a fastening frame fixed with the lower end of the main frame of a golf club cart. When the engage rod is pulled and removed from the first insert hole of the support arm and the first connecting hole of the fit member, the third wheel support frame can be transversely collapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 6969078
    Abstract: A third wheel collapsing device for a golf club cart includes a third wheel support unit consisting of a connect base having a fitting member with an upper inclined surface, and a lock block on the upper inclined surface. A spring chamber is continually formed in both the fitting member and the lock block for receiving a spring therein. A control rod is movably fitted in a center hole of both the fitting member and the lock block and through the spring, and has its lower end pivotally connected with an eccentric plate. The eccentric plate is swung up or down to move down or move up the control rod so that the lock block is also moved down to alters its position a little to firmly contact with an inner surface of a main frame of a golf club cart or to separate from the main frame, assembling or disassembling the third wheel support unit with or from the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 6958561
    Abstract: A stator winding structure of a motor or a generator includes plural separate different-shaped rod conductors combined to form a collective winding structure to take the place of a conventional winding structure which has a coil wire wound continuously. The different-shaped rod conductors can be designed in shape to match with the sizes of the coil slots to increase a slot occupied rate of the conductors and to prevent the conductors from bent during the coil winding process. The stator winding structure is especially applicable to a motor or a generator with large power and difficult in multi-electrode winding, facilitating winding and enhancing a slot occupied rate of the conductors and also reducing copper loss during output of large current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20050189833
    Abstract: A stator winding structure of a motor or a generator includes plural separate different-shaped rod conductors combined to form a collective winding structure to take the place of a conventional winding structure which has a coil wire wound continuously. The different-shaped rod conductors can be designed in shape to match with the sizes of the coil slots to increase a slot occupied rate of the conductors and to prevent the conductors from bent during the coil winding process. The stator winding structure is especially applicable to a motor or a generator with large power and difficult in multi-electrode winding, facilitating winding and enhancing a slot occupied rate of the conductors and also reducing copper loss during output of large current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 6918604
    Abstract: A golf-cart upper support frame includes an upper and a lower cap, two slide blocks, two movable wings and a band unit. The two slide blocks are movably combined the upper and the lower cap, having respectively a shaft base for a shaft to insert and also in each wing under the shaft base. Each wing has a concave surface in a front side for receiving a club bag. The band unit is combined with the two wings to bind a club bag resting on the two wings adjustable in their locations by the slide blocks so that club bags of various sizes may be carried resting on the upper support frame adjustable in its size. So a club bag carried by the golf cart with the upper support frame might not sway around, even if the golf cart should run on a non-flat rough ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Publication number: 20050121865
    Abstract: A third wheel collapsing device for a golf club cart includes a third wheel support frame having a U-shaped frame fixed pivotally with a third wheel and a hollow support arm fitted therein with a fit block. The support arm and the fit block respectively have insert holes and connecting holes. A support base assembled on the support arm has a pivotal shaft under the bottom and a threaded hole before the pivotal shaft for receiving an elastic lock member, which has an engage rod pressed downward by a spring and controlled by a user. The support base has a fastening frame fixed with the lower end of the main frame of a golf club cart. When the engage rod is pulled upward and removed out of the first insert hole of the support arm and the first connecting hole of the fit member, the third wheel support frame can be transversely collapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: D506417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: D506418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: D531374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: D531778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao