Patents by Inventor I-Der Chen

I-Der Chen 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: 6435318
    Abstract: A bicycle disk brake assembly includes a pressure-reducing cylinder attached to a caliper body and formed with an inner chamber and outer chamber. Upon application of an external pressure to a hydraulic fluid, which is filled within a fluid reservoir in the caliper body, the fluid flows from the reservoir to the outer chamber. When the fluid pressure in the outer chamber reaches a first value, an inner check valve is operated so as to permit flow of the fluid from the outer chamber to the inner chamber. Thereafter, when the fluid pressure in the inner chamber reaches a second value and when the external pressure is released, a resilient member biases the fluid in the inner chamber to activate an outer check valve, thereby permitting flow of the fluid from the inner chamber to the outer chamber and subsequently to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Der Chen