Patents by Inventor Hong-Ping Cherg

Hong-Ping Cherg 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: 5972299
    Abstract: A catalytic converter with a heating member for use in a motorcycle. It includes (a) a catalytic member installed in an exhaust pipe of a motorcycle for converting exhaust toxic gases to nontoxic gases; (b) a liquid petroleum gas heating member including an air mixer, a liquid petroleum gas tank which is connected to the air mixer, a solenoid valve which is connected between the liquid petroleum gas tank and the air mixer for controlling a flow rate of a liquid petroleum gas into the air mixer, and a nozzle which is located at one end of the catalytic member and is connected to the air mixer; (c) a control unit connected to the solenoid valve and an ignition member located in the nozzle, for controlling the solenoid valve and for igniting a mixture of the air and the liquid petroleum gas at the nozzle to heat the catalytic member when a sensor senses an initial cold starting temperature in the catalytic member below a light-off temperature; and (d) a battery wiring to the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Huei-Huay Huang, Hong-Ping Cherg, Po-Wen Wu, Yu-Yin Peng