Patents by Inventor Hsiu-Chen Lai

Hsiu-Chen Lai 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: 20150374081
    Abstract: An adjustable walking cane includes an inner tube, an outer tube, a connecting rod, a pushing unit and an extending unit. A spring compresses the connecting rod against the extending unit and the pushing unit, a resilient sleeve bears against the inner threaded segment on the outer tube, and then the length of the outer tube and inner tube can be fixed. In the extending process, the inner tube and the outer tube extend outwardly by pulling the cane from two ends thereof, and the inner tube and the outer tube are released from compression while the resilient sleeve is detached from the inner threaded segment. In the retracting process, the inner tube and the outer tube are released from compression while the extending pieces on the extending unit driven by controlling unit is detached from the taper surface of the pushing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: VALOR ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Fu Wang, Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 9187111
    Abstract: A tool-free shelving system may include a body and at least one bearing plate, said bearing plate is disposed onto the body and assembled to the body with the protruding portion of the positioning knob located at the inner side of the vertical section of the “?” shaped frames. The body has two “?” shaped frames, which are connected with two “U” shaped frames. The “U” shaped frames have four rods protruding downwards and each rod is interposed into the tubes of a pulley. The bearing plate may consist of two parallel side borders, with each end of the side border connected with a fixing apparatus, and a mesh-like support structure between the two borders. This shelf allows convenient tool-free shelving system installation and provides opportunity for customers to enjoy the process of assembling the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Valor Enterprise Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20150096953
    Abstract: A tool-free DIY shelve may include a body and at least one bearing plate, said bearing plate is disposed onto the body and assembled to the body with the protruding portion of the positioning knob located at the inner side of the vertical section of the “?” shaped frames. The body has two “?” shaped frames, which are connected with two “U” shaped frames. The “U” shaped frames have four rods protruding downwards and each rod is interposed into the tubes of a pulley. The bearing plate may consist of two parallel side borders, with each end of the side border connected with a fixing apparatus, and a mesh-like support structure between the two borders. This shelve allows convenient tool-free DIY installation or installation and provides opportunity for customers to enjoy the process of DIY operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: VALOR ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 8967170
    Abstract: An adjustable positioning structure for a walking stick contains an outer rod, an inner rod, an actuation post, a pushing, and an expending member. The outer rod includes a griping head, a limiting sleeve with shoulder, and a first screwing section. The inner rod includes an anti-slip pad, a flange, and a slot. The actuation post includes a second screwing section, a bushing with a through hole, a holding sheath, a bolt, and a stopping piece. The pushing member includes a conical face defined thereon, a second end inserted into the inner rod, an orifice, and a spring being biased against the pushing member and the stopping piece. The expending member includes an aperture, a nut, a plurality of expansion sheets vertically extending around an outer wall thereof and surrounding around the actuation post, and a resilient loop fitted on a distal end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Valor Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20120261541
    Abstract: A support device for a 3C electronic equipment includes a fixed board, a movable board pivotally connected with the fixed board, and an angle adjusting mechanism mounted between the fixed board and the movable board to releasably lock the movable board onto the fixed board. Thus, the movable board is adjusted and inclined relative to the fixed board so that the electronic equipment placed on the movable board is disposed at an inclined state so as to facilitate the user watching the electronic equipment and so as to provided a comfortable sensation to the user when operating the electronic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20120073476
    Abstract: This invention relates to a drop leaf table angular adjustment mechanism. The leaf and tabletop are pivotally connected with a hinge, in which a positioning ratchet plate with multiple angular positioning ratchet teeth to the underside of the tabletop hinge. On the rear of the leaf hinge set, there consists of a positioning plate with a curvature slot. The positioning ratchet plate and positioning plate are pivotally connected with a pivot bolt to form a mechanism for the providing the leaf angular lean adjustment. On the backside of the positioning plate there is a ladle-shape pawl on the downside of the positioning ratchet plate, wherein the pawl engages with any of the ratchet teeth of the positioning ratchet plate to obtain a relative stop position between the tabletop and leaf. The operation which releases the pawl from engagement can adjust the leaf to an arbitrarily lean angle adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Publication number: 20110304249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular drawer box structure, a plastic drawer box, its volume of packaging material can be largely reduced so that reduces the transportation and warehousing costs. The bottom plate and two side plates of the drawer box can integrated and folded, the connective interface between the bottom plate and two side plates is placed with V-type folded slot for two side plates forming through upward turnover. Different embedded pieces are individually extended and installed. Through those embedded pieces, intercalation of additional face plate and back plate can be individually established. The embedded slots are installed at two laterals and the lower side of inner surfaces of the face plate and the back plate with corresponding embedded holes placed at the outer side of the embedded slots, thus connect the bottom plate, two side plates, the face plate and the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen LAI
  • Publication number: 20070163974
    Abstract: A clothes-hanging device includes a rack and a supplementary beam assembly. The rack includes a base, two posts installed on the base and a major beam installed on the posts. The supplementary beam assembly includes two brackets installed on the posts, a supplementary beam and two anchors connected to the supplementary beam and detachably installed on the brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 6745909
    Abstract: A coat rack includes two expandable upright tubes, each upright tube being formed of an inner tube, an outer tube, and an expandable and contractable tightening ring. The inner tube is rotatably fastened at the top end to a top cross bar and is provided at the bottom end with a tapered outer threaded portion which is engaged with an inner threaded portion of the tightening ring. The bottom end of the inner tube is slidably disposed in the top end of the outer tube such that the inner tube is securely located in the outer tube by a clockwise rotation of the inner tube, and such that the inner tube becomes slidable in the outer tube by a counterclockwise rotation of the inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 6694891
    Abstract: A foldable desk includes a desk top, a support post, and a base. The support post is formed of an outer tube and an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube. The desk top is provided with a retaining block, which is disengageably meshed with a retaining block of the top end of the inner tube of the support post. The outer tube is provided at the bottom end with a support seat which is rotatably fastened to the base in conjunction with a locating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Hsiu-Chen Lai