Patents by Inventor Hsiao Lu

Hsiao Lu 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).

  • Publication number: 20190008059
    Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Publication number: 20180295736
    Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Patent number: 10064298
    Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Publication number: 20180139857
    Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Publication number: 20160187167
    Abstract: A speed measuring device includes an adapter pad, two mounting boards, a guide plate, and two speed detection units. The adapter pad includes a base plate and a joint plate adapted to be assembled on a mounting rack of a ball pitching machine. Each mounting board is installed on one of two sides of the base plate and includes spaced first and second sections. The guide plate is assembled on the first sections of the mounting boards. A width between the moveable mounting boards relative to the base plate and longitudinal positions of the two mounting boards relative to the ball pitching machine are respectively adjustable. The speed detection units mounted on inner surfaces of the second sections of the mounting boards define a space through which a ball passes for detecting speed of the ball shot by the ball pitching machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Patent number: 9050520
    Abstract: A ball pitching machine includes a tripod, a mounting base, two rotary wheel devices, and a ball holder. The mounting base includes an engaging member rotatably mounted to a pillar of the tripod and a mounting plate pivotably coupled to the engaging member. The rotary wheel devices are mounted on two sides of the mounting plate and each includes a rotary wheel. The ball holder is mounted to the mounting plate and located between the rotary wheel devices. The ball holder of the ball pitching machine is applicable to different-sized rugby balls or soccer balls and can be easily adjusted to any elevation angle. The ball pitching machine allows elevation angles of the mounting base to be adjusted, and also allows elevation angles of the rotary wheels to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Publication number: 20140261363
    Abstract: A ball pitching machine of the present invention includes a tripod, a mounting base, two rotary wheel devices, and a ball holder. The mounting base includes an engaging member rotatably mounted to a pillar of the tripod and a mounting plate pivotably coupled to the engaging member. The rotary wheel devices are mounted on two sides of the mounting plate and each includes a rotary wheel. The ball holder is mounted to the mounting plate and located between the rotary wheel devices. The ball holder of the ball pitching machine is applicable to different-sized rugby balls or soccer balls and can be easily adjusted to any elevation angle. The ball pitching machine allows elevation angles of the mounting base to be adjusted, and also allows elevation angles of the rotary wheels to be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Publication number: 20140251368
    Abstract: A protective case for a personal electronic device can include a compartment configured to receive and store an item such as, for example, a credit card, identification card, SIM card, memory card, keys, cosmetics, or cash. The compartment can be a waterproof compartment designed to protect the contents of the compartment from damage in situations where the protective case is exposed to liquids. In some examples, the compartment can include or be configured to receive and store cosmetics, cosmetic tools, or a mirror, and can eliminate the need to carry a separate compact. In some examples, the compartment can include an ejection mechanism configured to eject a credit or identification card from the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: REBECCA LAWSON, JONATHAN B. RAYESKI, LARRY HOLMES, WILLIAM T. SMITH, FLOYD BINDER, JOHN P. FITZGERALD, LUCAS B. WELLER, HSIAO LU SUN, KEVIN W. WITTER, SHANSHAN LI
  • Patent number: 8707942
    Abstract: A rotary wheel for a ball pitching machine includes a wheel body and a resilient member engaged on an outer periphery of the wheel body. A shaft hole is provided in the wheel body for receiving a shaft of a motor of the ball pitching machine. The wheel body includes a spring portion arranged between the shaft hole and the outer periphery of the wheel body in a radial direction and including first and second bending portions both of which protrude from two sides of the wheel body respectively. When the rotary wheel is driven to turn by the motor, a frictional force of contact of the resilient member with a ball makes the ball shot outwardly, and the rotary wheel is not broken or damaged due to the spring portion compressed in the radial direction to absorb the impact energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Publication number: 20130312723
    Abstract: A rotary wheel for a ball pitching machine includes a wheel body and a resilient member engaged on an outer periphery of the wheel body. A shaft hole is provided in the wheel body for receiving a shaft of a motor of the ball pitching machine. The wheel body includes a spring portion arranged between the shaft hole and the outer periphery of the wheel body in a radial direction and including first and second bending portions both of which protrude from two sides of the wheel body respectively. When the rotary wheel is driven to turn by the motor, a frictional force of contact of the resilient member with a ball makes the ball shot outwardly, and the rotary wheel is not broken or damaged due to the spring portion compressed in the radial direction to absorb the impact energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Publication number: 20120097145
    Abstract: A pitching machine includes a stand unit, a direction adjusting device swivelably mounted on the stand unit, a base unit pivotally mounted on the direction adjusting device, two pitch adjusting devices mounted on the base unit, and an angle adjusting device pivotally mounted between the base unit and the direction adjusting device. The base unit includes a base frame, two side brackets, two screwed sockets, two rotation wheels, two drive motors, a guide track, and a push member. Thus, the inclined angle of each of the rotation wheels can be adjusted individually by each of the pitch adjusting devices so that the rotation wheels can be adapted to have different inclined angles. In addition, the angle adjusting device can move the base frame relative to the support arm to change the inclined angle of the base frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Patent number: 7448370
    Abstract: A baseball and softball practicing apparatus includes a stand, a housing mounted on the stand, a ball throwing wheel mounted in the housing, and a feeding member mounted on the housing. Thus, the hooks of the feeding member are hooked onto the transverse stubs of the housing, the movable plate of the feeding member is inserted into the slideway of the housing, and the threaded rod is screwed into the housing and extended through the movable plate of the feeding member to secure the feeding member to the housing, so that the feeding member is mounted on and detached from the housing easily and quickly by rotation of the threaded rod, thereby facilitating the user assembling and disassembling the feeding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Publication number: 20070295318
    Abstract: A baseball and softball practicing apparatus includes a stand, a housing mounted on the stand, a ball throwing wheel mounted in the housing, and a feeding member mounted on the housing. Thus, the hooks of the feeding member are hooked onto the transverse stubs of the housing, the movable plate of the feeding member is inserted into the slideway of the housing, and the threaded rod is screwed into the housing and extended through the movable plate of the feeding member to secure the feeding member to the housing, so that the feeding member is mounted on and detached from the housing easily and quickly by rotation of the threaded rod, thereby facilitating the user assembling and disassembling the feeding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiao Lu
  • Patent number: D695297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Hsiao Lu Sun, Nathan Northrup
  • Patent number: D709488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ross V. Bulkley, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Patent number: D709868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Witter, Hsiao Lu Sun, Alan Morine, Jane Michie
  • Patent number: D725093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Hsiao Lu Sun, Adam J. Havens
  • Patent number: D845942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Taylor S. Massey, Hsiao Lu Sun, Jeremy L. Dennis
  • Patent number: D845943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick G. Skovsted, Hsiao Lu Sun, Jeremy L. Dennis
  • Patent number: D845944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Peter J Gronewoller, Hsiao Lu Sun, Jeremy L. Dennis