Patents by Inventor I-shun Hou

I-shun Hou 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: 20150113766
    Abstract: A roller wheel for luggage is provided. The suitcase has a main body and a plurality of wheel seats on the corners thereof. Each of the wheel seats is defined by a bottom wall and two adjacent side walls, and the wheel is mounted to the wheel seat. The wheel includes a wheel rack, a tyre assembly and a bolt. The rack has a cylindrical hub and a plurality of integrally formed spokes. The hub is rotatably connected to a bent portion formed by the two side walls. The tyre assembly is pivotally mounted to the spokes. The bolt selectively goes through the hub and the wheel seat. The wheel rack rotates about a longitudinal rotation centre of the bolt with respect to the wheel seat, and the rotation centre is proximate to the bent portion of the two side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: I-SHUN HOU
  • Patent number: 8802001
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a customizable vacuum molding method for forming personalized luggage bags utilizing a customizable vacuum molding device having a main mold body (1) and a personalized pattern module (2) customized to suit a customer preference. The vacuum molding method comprising the steps of: 1) placing the personalized pattern module on a molding surface of the main mold body at a predetermined location; 2) placing a plastic luggage bag substrate onto the molding surface of the vacuum molding device and soften the substrate by heating; and 3) generating negative pressure in the vacuum molding device and stretching the plastic substrate onto the personalized pattern module on the molding surface of the main mold body while cooling the plastic substrate to form a personalized pattern. The instantly disclosed vacuuforming method provides a simple yet cost effective solution for manufacturing luggage bags having personalized patterns of a customer's choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: I-Shun Hou
  • Publication number: 20130138529
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely customized ordering commodity's design and manufacture combined with a network are provided by the present invention. The method includes: a client computer manipulates a product design manipulation interface to access data in a data server and performs commodity's design; a transaction platform pays directly to form an order; an ERP automated production schedule system issues the production instructions and the operation guidance automatically utilizing the order; CAD/CAM automated production modules perform production; a logistics distribution system directly delivers commodities to consumers. Through the above-mentioned method, low-cost operation is really realized, and a kind of new business model of zero inventory is achieved by make-to-order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: I-Shun Hou
  • Publication number: 20110308907
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a customizable vacuum molding method for forming personalized luggage bags utilizing a customizable vacuum molding device having a main mold body (1) and a personalized pattern module (2) customized to suit a customer preference. The vacuum molding method comprising the steps of: 1) placing the personalized pattern module on a molding surface of the main mold body at a predetermined location; 2) placing a plastic luggage bag substrate onto the molding surface of the vacuum molding device and soften the substrate by heating; and 3) generating negative pressure in the vacuum molding device and stretching the plastic substrate onto the personalized pattern module on the molding surface of the main mold body while cooling the plastic substrate to form a personalized pattern. The instantly disclosed vacuuforming method provides a simple yet cost effective solution for manufacturing luggage bags having personalized patterns of a customer's choice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: I-shun Hou
  • Patent number: D714057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: I-Shun Hou