Patents by Inventor Herman Chan
Herman Chan 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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Publication number: 20230287610Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Brian WHITEHEAD, Mollie B. JAMESON, Herman CHAN
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Patent number: 11680346Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: SPIN MASTER LTD., FUSE LONDON LTDInventors: Brian Whitehead, Mollie B. Jameson, Herman Chan
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Patent number: 11369209Abstract: A collapsible bassinet that is selectively reconfigurable between a use configuration and a storage configuration, the bassinet including an outer structure, a support structure secured within the outer structure, a platform operable to be inserted within the outer structure and to rest on the support structure, and a sleeping pad operable to be inserted within the outer structure and to rest on the platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: JUNO BABY LLCInventors: Herman Chan, Thomas Duester
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Publication number: 20210230780Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Brian WHITEHEAD, Mollie B. JAMESON, Herman CHAN
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Patent number: 10982361Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: FUSE LONDON LTD, SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Brian Whitehead, Mollie B. Jameson, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20200405074Abstract: A collapsible bassinet that is selectively reconfigurable between a use configuration and a storage configuration, the bassinet including an outer structure, a support structure secured within the outer structure, a platform operable to be inserted within the outer structure and to rest on the support structure, and a sleeping pad operable to be inserted within the outer structure and to rest on the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Herman Chan, Thomas Duester
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Patent number: 10623541Abstract: In an aspect, a method of projecting an image using an electronic device having a front face with a display screen, a rear face, and an edge, and further including an LED on a rear face, a processor and memory, and having an application stored in the memory, the method comprising: providing a projector having an aperture therethrough, and a clip including a first arm which has an arm marker, and a second arm; executing the application so as to display a screen marker in a position based on a make and model of the electronic device; and positioning the clip on the electronic device with the first arm on the front face with the arm marker aligned with the screen marker, positioning the projector's aperture aligned with the LED to pass light through a slide containing an image, to project the image.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20200053192Abstract: In an aspect, a method of projecting an image using an electronic device having a front face with a display screen, a rear face, and an edge, and further including an LED on a rear face, a processor and memory, and having an application stored in the memory, the method comprising: providing a projector having an aperture therethrough, and a clip including a first arm which has an arm marker, and a second arm; executing the application so as to display a screen marker in a position based on a make and model of the electronic device; and positioning the clip on the electronic device with the first arm on the front face with the arm marker aligned with the screen marker, positioning the projector's aperture aligned with the LED to pass light through a slide containing an image, to project the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Patent number: 10362154Abstract: In an aspect, a device-and-clip system is provided for an electronic device. The system includes an external device that cooperates with at least one electronic device feature on the rear face to perform a selected function. The system includes a clip including a first clip arm having an arm marker thereon and which is engageable with the front face of the electronic device and a second clip arm that is engageable with the rear face of the electronic device. The system further includes an application that is executable to instruct the electronic device to display a screen marker on the display screen in a selected position and in a selected orientation such that positioning and orienting of the first clip arm on the display screen of the smart phone with the arm marker aligned with the position and orientation of the screen marker positions the external device in alignment with the at least one electronic device feature.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20190177891Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Brian Whitehead, Mollie B. Jameson, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20190173985Abstract: In an aspect, a device-and-clip system is provided for an electronic device. The system includes an external device that cooperates with at least one electronic device feature on the rear face to perform a selected function. The system includes a clip including a first clip arm having an arm marker thereon and which is engageable with the front face of the electronic device and a second clip arm that is engageable with the rear face of the electronic device. The system further includes an application that is executable to instruct the electronic device to display a screen marker on the display screen in a selected position and in a selected orientation such that positioning and orienting of the first clip arm on the display screen of the smart phone with the arm marker aligned with the position and orientation of the screen marker positions the external device in alignment with the at least one electronic device feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Natalie R. Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Patent number: 10246804Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignees: FUSE LONDON LTD, SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Brian Whitehead, Mollie B. Jameson, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20180327945Abstract: In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Brian Whitehead, Mollie B. Jameson, Herman Chan
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Patent number: 9921461Abstract: In an aspect, a device-and-clip system is provided for an electronic device. The system includes an external device that cooperates with at least one electronic device feature on the rear face to perform a selected function. The system includes a clip including a first clip arm having an arm marker thereon and which is engageable with the front face of the electronic device and a second clip arm that is engageable with the rear face of the electronic device. The system further includes an application that is executable to instruct the electronic device to display a screen marker on the display screen in a selected position and in a selected orientation such that positioning and orienting of the first clip arm on the display screen of the smart phone with the arm marker aligned with the position and orientation of the screen marker positions the external device in alignment with the at least one electronic device feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Natalie Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Publication number: 20110077788Abstract: The invention pertains to a system for monitoring and controlling power distribution including a power distribution device which has a module, a input line, and an output line. The input and output lines carry electrical power into an out of the module. The module has a switch in open or close position and a device wireless unit and a sensor. The sensor sends information regarding the electrical characteristics of the electric power being carried to the device microcontroller which causes a data to be sent wirelessly to the base unit. The base unit maintains a wireless connection for transmitting and receiving RF signals. The base unit receives the information regarding the electrical characteristics and sends it to a computer over a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Herman Chan, Swen Anderson, Huimin Cao
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Publication number: 20100127141Abstract: The present invention includes a bracket for more flexibly deploying a zero unit PDU on a rack. More specifically a 90° bend and a number of slots allow the manipulation of the PDU to avoid blocking cabling at the rear of a server rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Herman Chan, Kevin Chu, Alex Lee
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Patent number: D472587Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: Potex Toys Manufacturer Ltd.Inventor: Ho Man Herman Chan
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Patent number: D577984Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Christopher Samhammer, Richard K. Simms, Juliane Trummer, Linsey K. Mallory, Ximena Rozo Kaplan, Ushio Itakura, Masahito Fukuizumi, Tomohiro Yoshizaki, Yasuaki Hanahara, Wade Johnson, Herman Chan, Ben Cooper, Patrick C. Moran
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Patent number: D857489Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Natalie Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan
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Patent number: D865036Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: Natalie Rebot, Hamid R. Hashemi, Herman Chan