Patents by Inventor Hsing-Nan Hsiao

Hsing-Nan Hsiao 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: 6601322
    Abstract: A spike anchoring device is disposed in a sole of a golf shoe for detachably securing a spike to the sole, and includes a clamping member of a one-piece construction received in an accommodation space in the sole. The clamping member includes front and rear jaws connected to and urged toward each other so as to snugly retain a shank of the spike, and front and rear arms respectively extending from the front and rear jaws and urged toward each other so that when a spindle of an actuator extends into the accommodation space to pry into a clearance between the arms, the jaws will be moved away from each other so as to release the shank of the spike, thereby permitting the shank to be pulled out of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventor: Hsing-Nan Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20030106245
    Abstract: A spike anchoring device is disposed in a sole of a golf shoe for detachably securing a spike to the sole, and includes a clamping member of a one-piece construction received in an accommodation space in the sole. The clamping member includes front and rear jaws connected to and urged toward each other so as to snugly retain a shank of the spike, and front and rear arms respectively extending from the front and rear jaws and urged toward each other so that when a spindle of an actuator extends into the accommodation space to pry into a clearance between the arms, the jaws will be moved away from each other so as to release the shank of the spike, thereby permitting the shank to be pulled out of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Hsing-Nan Hsiao