Patents by Inventor Ho Fai So

Ho Fai So 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).

  • Toy launcher apparatus with few parts and quick and easy assembly
    Patent number: 11913751
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So
  • TOY LAUNCHER APPARATUS WITH FEW PARTS AND QUICK AND EASY ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230025244
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So
  • Toy launcher apparatus with few parts and quick and easy assembly
    Patent number: 11493302
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So
  • TOY LAUNCHER APPARATUS WITH FEW PARTS AND QUICK AND EASY ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210041207
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So
  • Toy launcher apparatus with few parts and quick and easy assembly
    Patent number: 10823527
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So
  • TOY LAUNCHER APPARATUS WITH FEW PARTS AND QUICK AND EASY ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200300576
    Abstract: A dart launcher having few but integral parts and an assembly process that is quick and easy for forming robust but inexpensive toys. The launcher may have an outer body, a safety valve and spring, a valve cap, a trigger, a piston, a launch spring, a cylinder cap and a plunger rod. The outer body includes an integral cylinder portion, a barrel portion and a trigger-mounting portion, the trigger includes an integral finger pad portion, a latch arm, a biasing portion and resilient legs. The piston includes an opening and a connector component formed around the opening to snap-fit with the piston, the cylinder cap includes an opening for the plunger rod and a connector component to connect with the cylinder portion, and the barrel portion includes a valve and mandrel support for supporting the safety valve and spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Tino, Ho Fai So