Patents by Inventor Hwei-Rung Chou

Hwei-Rung Chou 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: 20170049060
    Abstract: A pruning shear device includes a pair of pruning shears with a lug located at a rear end of a cutter blade thereof, and a switch unit including a position-limiting member movable between a first position where the position-limiting member is abutted against the lug for enabling the pruning shears to perform in a normal operating mode for cutting off small tree branches through a single-stage force-applying operation and a second position where the position-limiting member is kept away from the lug for enabling the pruning shears to perform in an effort-saving operating mode for cutting off large tree branches through a multi-stage force-applying operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 9572301
    Abstract: A switch-free multi-cutting mode shearing tool includes a shearer including a first handle and a second handle pivotally connected together, a cutter blade pivoted to the first handle, a link pivoted to the second handle, and a pushing element mounted at the second handle. The cutter blade has a cutting edge protruding over a front end of the first handle, an actuation portion projecting between the first and second handles, an elongated slot located in the actuation portion and a plurality of engagement grooves inside the elongated slot. The link has a pin located at a movable end thereof and inserted into and movable along the elongated slot and selectively engageable into one of the engagement grooves, such that when the first and second handles are closed toward each other, the pushing element is forced to touch and push the actuation portion of the cutter blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Publication number: 20150208589
    Abstract: A switch-free multi-cutting mode shearing tool includes a shearer including a first handle and a second handle pivotally connected together, a cutter blade pivoted to the first handle and having a cutting edge protruding over a front end of the first handle, an actuation portion projecting between the first and second handles, an elongated slot located in the actuation portion and a plurality of engagement grooves located at one side inside the elongated slot, a link pivoted to the second handle and having a movable end, and a pin located at the movable end and inserted into and movable along the elongated slot and selectively engageable into one of the engagement grooves, and a pushing element mounted at the second handle such that when closing the first and second handles, the pushing element is forced to touch and push the actuation portion of the cutter blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Publication number: 20110239614
    Abstract: A hand mower includes a base, a housing surrounding the base, a handle coupled to the housing, a cutting cylinder rotatably mounted on the front side of the base, two wheels mounted on the two distal ends of a center shaft of the cutting cylinder, two transmission gear sets, each comprising an internal gear fixedly located on one wheel, a driven gear fixedly mounted on the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and two intermediate gears meshed between the internal gear and the driven gear, and two one-way clutches respectively set between the center shaft of the cutting cylinder and the transmission gear sets for controlling transmission of force between the center shaft and the transmission gear sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Publication number: 20090044413
    Abstract: A pair of gardening shears is disclosed in which the first cutter blade has a broad first cutting edge and a narrow elongated second cutting edge at the front part and an anvil at the rear part, and the second cutter blade has a curved first cutting edge for working with the first cutting edge of the first cutter blade for pruning trees, a second cutting edge for working with the second cutting edge of the first cutter blade for trimming hedges, and a third cutting edge for working with the anvil of the first cutter blade for cutting off rotten wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 6675918
    Abstract: A garden earth auger operating by repeated twisting its handle is comprised of a drive mechanism at the center of the handle, a gear shaft erected inside the drive mechanism and extending downward to connect to a tooling feeder; a circular yoke inserted onto the gear shaft to control two mobile pawls on one side or both sides of the turning gear shaft to engage or disengage in or from the ratchet for the pawls to drive the ratchet for the tooling feeder to continue circulating for earth excavation in an effort saving fashion while the auger can be easily replaced with a fork or other forms of tooling head to excavate for a pit or scrap soil as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Publication number: 20020175005
    Abstract: A garden earth auger operating by repeated twisting its handle is comprised of a drive mechanism at the center of the handle, a gear shaft erected inside the drive mechanism and extending downward to connect to a tooling feeder; a circular yoke inserted onto the gear shaft to control two mobile pawls on one side or both sides of the turning gear shaft to engage or disengage in or from the ratchet for the pawls to drive the ratchet for the tooling feeder to continue circulating for earth excavation in an effort saving fashion while the auger can be easily replaced with a fork or other forms of tooling head to excavate for a pit or scrap soil as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 6453561
    Abstract: A pair of looping shears for gardening purpose to allow its user the optimal cutting angle while trimming twigs, comprised of strike jaw, blade jaw and effort-saving mechanism; within, a ratchet is provided to a pivot of the blade jaw that synchronously turns with the strike jaw, and a mobile tab engaged with the ratchet and the handle of the blade jaw to achieve comfortable grip on the handles at an optimal angle for applying the force to repeat trimming twigs and branches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 6367854
    Abstract: A handle device of an impact hand tool is proposed. The handle device is designed for an axial force to be applied thereto. An impact force can be used to assist the hand tool. The handle device includes a handle and an impact device. The front end of the handle has a rectangular hole. The impact device includes a confining cover, an elastic element, and a tool handle. The confining cover is a rectangular sleeve and the central top thereof contains a receiving groove. The front wall of the receiving groove has an inserting hole which penetrates to the front surface of the confining cover. An elastic element is installed in the receiving groove. The front end of the tool handle is a working portion and the rear section thereof has a handle post. The handle post can be inserted into an inserting hole of the confining cover and extend to the receiving groove. Therefore, a handle device of an impact hand tool is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 6219924
    Abstract: An air bag buffer device for a hand tool comprises a hollow bag and a plug. The front end of the hollow bag is a hollow and sealed snake-like tube. At the center of one end of the snake-like tube is formed with a round post. The center of the round post has an axial helical hole, and the helical hole is communicated with the interior of the snake-like tube. The plug is formed as a helical post, the center of which is an axial air hole, the front end of the air hole formed with a unidirectional elastic valve piece which is closed in the front end. Thereby, the front end of the plug is screwedly inserted into the helical hole of the round post of the hollow bag so that the buffer device is firmly secured to one handle or two handles of a hand tool. As the hand tool applies a force, the impact from closing two handles are reduced to resist the opening of the two handles for being used again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Hwei-Rung Chou
  • Patent number: 5716132
    Abstract: An agricultural agitator used for disturbing matter such as compost includes a rod, a handle mounted on a top end of the rod, a first flat section formed at a middle portion thereof and a second flat section formed at a bottom end thereof. The second flat section is perpendicular to the first flat section and has a sharp tip at the bottom thereof. Two pairs of blades are respectively and pivotedly mounted on opposite sides of each of the first and second flat sections. Each blade resembles a tongue with a broad flat first end and a second end formed as two upright lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: Hwei-rung Chou