Patents by Inventor Henry T. Chen
Henry T. Chen 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).
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Patent number: 7152865Abstract: A skate includes a holder frame, a boot, and a locking mechanism. The boot comprises a toe box and a heel portion, wherein the toe box is fixedly attached to the holder frame and wherein the heel portion engages the holder frame such that the heel portion is capable of moving relative to the toe box for adjusting the size of the boot. The skate also comprises a locking mechanism that is operable to selectively position and retain the heel portion in more than one position with respect to the toe box by engagement with the holder frame, wherein the locking mechanism is activatable through a push button.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Patent number: 6983942Abstract: A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a heel portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a toe box slidably disposed upon the chassis. The toe box is slidable in relation to the heel along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the toe box locks the toe box to the chassis at a selected position. The selected position is chosen from a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed within the chassis. The locking mechanism includes a positionable clasp insertable into a selected slot to lock the toe box to the chassis at the selected position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Patent number: 6916027Abstract: A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe portion along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the heel portion locks the heel portion to the chassis at a selected position. The selected position is chosen from a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed within the chassis. The locking mechanism includes a positionable clasp insertable into a selected slot to lock the heel portion to the chassis at the selected position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Minson Enterprises, Co. Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Publication number: 20040119251Abstract: The present invention regards a skate comprising a holder frame, a boot, and a locking mechanism. The boot comprises a toe box and a heel portion, wherein the toe box is fixedly attached to the holder frame and wherein the heel portion engages the holder frame such that the heel portion is capable of moving relative to the toe box for adjusting the size of the boot. The skate also comprises a locking mechanism that is operable to selectively position and retain the heel portion in more than one position with respect to the toe box by engagement with the holder frame, wherein the locking mechanism is activatable through a push button.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Patent number: 6669210Abstract: An ice skate comprising a boot modifiable in length disposed on a blade holder frame, and a locking mechanism. The blade holder frame includes a recessed surface disposed on a forward section of the blade holder frame longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the skate. The boot includes a heel portion disposed on the blade holder frame and a toe box portion slidable on the blade holder frame. The toe box portion includes a first slot disposed longitudinally along the longitudinal axis of the skate, a perimeter wall extending downward from the first slot, and downwardly extending channel walls. The perimeter wall seats within the recessed forward surface of the blade holder frame to securably guide the toe box rearwardly or forwardly. The locking mechanism includes first and second detents disposed on the downwardly extending channel walls engaging a plurality of indentations disposed on the forward section of the blade holder frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Publication number: 20030116929Abstract: A skate of the present invention comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe portion along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the heel portion locks the heel portion to the chassis at a selected position. The selected position is chosen from a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed within the chassis. The locking mechanism includes a positionable clasp insertable into a selected slot to lock the heel portion to the chassis at the selected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Publication number: 20030111808Abstract: A skate of the present invention comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a heel portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a toe box slidably disposed upon the chassis. The toe box is slidable in relation to the heel along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the toe box locks the toe box to the chassis at a selected position. The selected position is chosen from a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed within the chassis. The locking mechanism includes a positionable clasp insertable into a selected slot to lock the toe box to the chassis at the selected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Publication number: 20020041073Abstract: An ice skate comprising a boot modifiable in length disposed on a blade holder frame, and a locking mechanism. The blade holder frame includes a recessed surface disposed on a forward section of the blade holder frame longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the skate. The boot includes a heel portion disposed on the blade holder frame and a toe box portion slidable on the blade holder frame. The toe box portion includes a first slot disposed longitudinally along the longitudinal axis of the skate, a perimeter wall extending downward from the first slot, and downwardly extending channel walls. The perimeter wall seats within the recessed forward surface of the blade holder frame to securably guide the toe box rearwardly or forwardly. The locking mechanism includes first and second detents disposed on the downwardly extending channel walls engaging a plurality of indentations disposed on the forward section of the blade holder frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Applicant: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventor: Henry T. Chen
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Publication number: 20010015534Abstract: A skate includes a boot that includes a heel portion and a toe box portion. The heel portion is disposed on a wheel holder frame that holds a plurality of ground-engaging wheels. The toe box portion is disposed slidably on the wheel holder frame and is slidable in relation to the heel portion. The heel portion includes left and right forwardly extending vamp sections that extend into the toe box portion. The toe box portion includes an inside surface that extends from a forward tip transversely and rearwardly toward the heel portion in a curved fashion. The vamp sections engage the inside surface of the toe box portion such that the vamp sections are flexed inwardly or outwardly as the toe box is slid on the wheel holder frame thereby varying the width and the length of the boot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2001Publication date: August 23, 2001Applicant: Minson Enterprises Co., LTd.Inventors: Robert A. Iverson, Henry T. Chen
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Patent number: 6217039Abstract: A skate includes a boot that includes a heel portion and a toe box portion. The heel portion is disposed on a wheel holder frame that holds a plurality of ground-engaging wheels. The toe box portion is disposed slidably on the wheel holder frame and is slidable in relation to the heel portion. The heel portion includes left and right forwardly extending vamp sections that extend into the toe box portion. The toe box portion includes an inside surface that extends from a forward tip transversely and rearwardly toward the heel portion in a curved fashion. The vamp sections engage the inside surface of the toe box portion such that the vamp sections are flexed inwardly or outwardly as the toe box is slid on the wheel holder frame thereby varying the width and the length of the boot.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Minson Enterprises Co., Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Iverson, Henry T. Chen
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Patent number: 4052239Abstract: Fiber reinforced tape is manufactured by moving the tape through a first area while looping a thread on one side of the tape in a plane transverse to the direction of movement of the tape. Each end of the loop is supported by retractable supports as it is formed. After formation each end of a single loop is moved into the plane of the tape to deposit the thread against the tape and the thread is then secured to the tape. A machine for manufacturing fiber reinforced tape comprises a cross-belt moving in a closed loop transverse to the direction of movement of the tape with the cross-belt having a carrier for the thread and means at each end of the cross-belt that move in and out of the plane of the thread to form and support the ends of the loop at each end of the cross-belt as the thread is carried by the cross-belt.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1976Date of Patent: October 4, 1977Inventor: Henry T. Chen