Patents by Inventor Hao Howard Chiu

Hao Howard Chiu 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).

  • Ice cream scoop having a heat transfer fluid with high specific heat and a fluid stirring device
    Patent number: 11957276
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop having a heat transfer fluid with a high specific heat and a fluid stirring device, having: at least one scoop body, which includes a scoop portion with high thermal conductivity and a handle portion that is connected to the scoop portion along the length direction, wherein the handle portion is formed with at least one cavity in communication with the scoop portion; a heat transfer fluid filled in the cavity, the heat transfer fluid having a specific heat higher than that of the scoop portion; at least one group of heat sink fins connected with the cavity, the group of heat sink fins being disposed along the length direction opposite the scoop portion; and at least one fluid stirring device, which is at least partially extended into the cavity so as to facilitate convection of the fluid along the length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Hao Howard Chiu
  • Ice Cream Scoop Having a Heat Transfer Fluid with High Specific Heat and a Fluid Stirring Device
    Publication number: 20230233030
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop having a heat transfer fluid with a high specific heat and a fluid stirring device, having: at least one scoop body, which includes a scoop portion with high thermal conductivity and a handle portion that is connected to the scoop portion along the length direction, wherein the handle portion is formed with at least one cavity in communication with the scoop portion; a heat transfer fluid filled in the cavity, the heat transfer fluid having a specific heat higher than that of the scoop portion; at least one group of heat sink fins connected with the cavity, the group of heat sink fins being disposed along the length direction opposite the scoop portion; and at least one fluid stirring device, which is at least partially extended into the cavity so as to facilitate convection of the fluid along the length direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Hao Howard Chiu