Patents by Inventor James Tsai

James Tsai 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: 6505720
    Abstract: A wheeled luggage comprises: A soft bag, having a bottom side wall, a top side wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and two lateral side walls. A frame body, comprising a base frame and a supporting frame. The frame body fixed on the bag by the base frame of the frame body fixing on the bottom side wall of the bag and the supporting frame of the frame body fixing on the first side wall of the bag. Two carrying belt, provided on the second side wall of the bag. Two wheels pivoted at the bottom side of the frame body for free rotating. A retractable assembly, having one end provided at the supporting frame of the frame body for extending and collapsing, and a handle provided at the outer end of the retractable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6499575
    Abstract: A wheeled luggage comprises a main frame body formed of a fixed shell and a movable shell which is pivoted at one end to one end of the fixed shell. Two elastic side shells are respectively disposed in two sides of the main frame body, so as to form a receiving space by the main frame body and the two side shells for holding articles. Two zippers are disposed at the juncture at the movable shell, two side shells, and the fixed shell. The articles are deposited in the receiving space or removed from the receiving space by opening the movable shell. A retractable handle is disposed in the top of the fixed shell. Two wheels are pivoted to the bottom of the fixed shell of the main frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6439596
    Abstract: A collapsible handcart includes a main member equipped with a handgrip; a carrier member pivoted to the main member and turned between an extended position for supporting articles and a collapsed position attached to the main member; two wheeled assembles respectively pivoted two the main member at two sides and turned upwards and downwards between a collapsed position and an operative position, the wheeled assembles each comprising a leg with the proximal end pivoted at the main member, a wheeled carriage pivoted to the distal end of the leg, and a wheel pivoted to the wheeled carriage; and two gear sets respectively coupled between the main member and the legs of the wheeled assembles and adapted to drive the wheeled assembles to turn between the operative position and the collapsed position when turning the carrier member between the extended position and the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6425599
    Abstract: A collapsible trolley includes a main member provided with a retractable pull rod and a handle; a carrier frame, which has one end pivotally provided on the main member and is rotatable between an extended position and a collapsed position; two wheel assemblies, each of which includes a wheel frame and a wheel, the two wheel frame being pivotally provided on the main member such that the two wheel assemblies can be rotated outwardly to a use position or rotated inwardly to a collapsed position; and two first gears and two second gears, in which the two first gears are provided on the carrier frame, the two second gears being respectively provided on the wheel frames of the two wheel assemblies and inter-engaged with the two first gears. When the carrier frame is rotated to its extended position, it can bring the two wheel assemblies to rotate to their use position. When the carrier frame is rotated to its collapsed position, it can bring the two wheel assemblies to their collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Publication number: 20020096861
    Abstract: A collapsible handcart includes a main member equipped with a handgrip; a carrier member pivoted to the main member and turned between an extended position for supporting articles and a collapsed position attached to the main member; two wheeled assembles respectively pivoted two the main member at two sides and turned upwards and downwards between a collapsed position and an operative position, the wheeled assembles each comprising a leg with the proximal end pivoted at the main member, a wheeled carriage pivoted to the distal end of the leg, and a wheel pivoted to the wheeled carriage; and two gear sets respectively coupled between the main member and the legs of the wheeled assembles and adapted to drive the wheeled assembles to turn between the operative position and the collapsed position when turning the carrier member between the extended position and the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6405842
    Abstract: An extendable aid standing for a luggage comprises a main member, fixed at the bottom end of a luggage. Two rotated members, having two helical guiding slots, pivoted at the lateral ends of the main member for turning between a collapsed position and an extended position. Two pressed members received in two coupled bushings respectively and with two pins insert into the corresponded the pressed members and the coupled bushings. Two elastic means received in the coupled bushings respectively, with one end against at the coupled bushing and the other end against at the pressed member. The coupled bushing, with the pressed members and the elastic means, received in the bottom end of the main member, and let the two ends of the pin received in the guiding slots of the rotated member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6357567
    Abstract: A luggage includes a frame body defining a holding space, the frame body having a main frame unit and a side frame unit pivoted to the main frame unit with an angle; a bag body, having at least one part installed in the holding space in the frame body; a handle for holding by the user; two wheel assemblies bilaterally mounted on a bottom side of the frame body, a main locating member and two upper locating members and two bottom locating members adapted to secure the bag body to the frame body, the locating members each having an interior piece attached to the inside of the bag body and an exterior piece attached to the outside of the bag body and fixedly fastened to the interior piece to secure the bag body to the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6357080
    Abstract: A retractable handle includes a handgrip, pairs of first tubes, second tubes and third tubes slidably coupled to one another, two first locating devices and two second locating devices adapted to lock the first tubes or the second tubes in the extended position or received position, wherein the second locating devices each include a casing, having a top hole, and a passageway which have a first end hole and a second end hole at two distal ends thereof, a slide moved in and out of the top hole of the casing, the slide having a first sloping face and a second sloping face, a main elastic member against between the slide and the casing, a first retaining member and a second retaining member respectively positioned in the passageway, the first and second retaining members having a respective sloping face respectively against the first sloping face and second sloping face of the slide, which cause the first and second retaining member to move in and out of the first end hole and second end hole respectively when t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6272472
    Abstract: The dynamic linking of supplier web sites to reseller web sites in the context of electronic commerce, for example, over the Internet. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method. A plurality of items to be purchased is selected on a supplier's web site. A list of reseller's web sites is dynamically generated from a database and displayed. One of the reseller's web sites is linked to, such that information is transmitted to this reseller's web site regarding the plurality of items to be purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gunner D. Danneels, Peter A. Nee, James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6167592
    Abstract: A handle has a body which is formed of two shell members such that the body is provided therein with a receiving space, and in the surface of a grip portion thereof with two slits opposite to each other and extending along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the grip portion. The grip portion is covered by a covering which has two side edges corresponding in direction to the longitudinal axis of the grip portion. The two side edges of the covering are concealed in the receiving space via the slits such that the two side edges form a tubular structure, and that the two side edges are retained in place by a retaining rod located in the receiving space of the body of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 6007414
    Abstract: A polishing machine consists of a housing to which a handle is fastened pivotally. A motor is mounted in the interior of the housing such that an output end of the motor is fastened with a linking mechanism. Two reciprocating members are fastened pivotally with the housing such that the reciprocating members are actuated by the linking mechanism to engage in a linear reciprocating motion. Two rubbing members are fastened respectively with the two reciprocating members such that the rubbing members are capable of rubbing a surface in a linear reciprocating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5911256
    Abstract: A water-powered brush is composed of a handle, a bristled head, and a flexible tubular body located between the handle and the bristled head. The bristled head is provided with an impeller and a centrifugal member capable of actuating the bristled head to move back and forth on the surface of an object at such time when the impeller is driven by water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5909760
    Abstract: A stepless expandable rod is composed of an outer tube provided therein with an insertion slot and a tube compartment, an insertion strip located in the insertion slot and provided with a plurality of retaining holes, an inner tube expandable received in the tube compartment of said outer tube, a connection rod received in the inner tube and capable of an axial displacement, and a retaining member located at the bottom end of the inner tube and provided with a retaining projection capable of being actuated by the connection rod to extract to engage one of the retaining holes of the insertion strip so as to retain the bottom end of the inner tube at a position in the outer tube at the time when the inner tube is extracted from the top end of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5884362
    Abstract: A luggage handle is composed of two outer tubes fastened with the luggage frame, two inner tubes movable received in the outer tubes, a hand grip fastened with the top ends of the inner tubes, a retaining mechanism for locating the inner tubes after the inner tubes are extracted from the outer tubes, and two toggle members enabling the inner tubes to form various angles with the outer tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5806143
    Abstract: A three-segmented expandable pull rod for luggage is composed of a handle, two first segments fastened with both ends of the handle, two second segments for receiving extractably and retractably the first segments, two third segments for receiving extractably and retractably the second segments, and two locating sets each having a control member, a main elastic element, a first retaining member and a second retaining member. The second segment is retracted into the third segment such that the bottom end of the second segment presses against the control member so as to cause the second retaining member to retract, thereby causing the first retaining member to engage the first retaining hole of the third segment. The second segment is extracted from the third segment such that the control member is urged by the main elastic element so as to force the first retaining member to retract, thereby causing the second retaining member to engage the second retaining hole of the third segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5692266
    Abstract: A concealable and expandable handle comprises two outer tubes, two inner tubes, a hand grip, two retaining and arresting mechanisms, the connection rods, two linking members, and a press button. The outer tubes are provided respectively at the bottom end thereof with an elastic element fastened therewith. When the hand grip and the inner tubes are caused by the retaining and arresting mechanisms to remain in the state of contraction, the elastic elements are so compressed as to store the rebounding energy. As the press button is pressed to cause the hand grip and the inner tubes to be relieved of the arresting action of the retaining and arresting mechanisms, the hand grip and the inner tubes are caused by the rebounding energy stored in the compressed elastic elements to bounce out automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5590897
    Abstract: A carriage including a base frame and a retractable handle vertically mounted on the base frame, wherein the base frame has a track in the middle, a slide plate moved in and out of the track, spring means connected between the track and the slide plate to force the slide plate out of the track, and lock means controlled to lock the slide plate inside the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: 5531300
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a suitcase wherein a retractable and extendable handle is secured to the suitcase through a positioning bracket that is provided with a pair of spring clips and a spring insert for automatically securing the handle in the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: D448907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: James Tsai
  • Patent number: D370406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventor: James Tsai