Patents by Inventor Jan Sun Chen

Jan Sun 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: 7743438
    Abstract: An anchor structure for sensors of faucets is located in a sensing faucet. The sensor has a detection side and at least one notch on another side opposite to the detection side at an elevation same as an annular groove formed on an inner wall of a faucet body. An elastic clipping ring is provided to latch in the annular groove and the notch of the sensor to form a bucking effect to anchor the sensor at a selected location in the faucet. The elastic clipping ring is hollow and annular to provide a passage for watering piping and electric wiring. The structure is simpler and can be installed and removed rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Jan-Sun Chen
  • Publication number: 20100051647
    Abstract: A mechanism for doubling a soap dispensing amount of an automatic soap dispenser includes: a speed reducer disposed inside a soap dispenser, driven by a motor and coupled with a pushing element; a resisting element provided on an inner surface of the soap dispenser that is on a forward moving side of the pushing element; and a soap container connected with a discharge tube located between the pushing element and the resisting element. A pad is coupled to a side of the resisting element facing the pushing element so as to be adjacent to an outer surface of the discharge tube, thereby increasing the time the discharge tube is jointly compressed by the pushing element and the resisting element. Thus, the soap dispensing amount can be doubled without having to modify an existing soap dispensing mechanism of the soap dispenser and a moving cycle of the pushing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Jan Sun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20090084813
    Abstract: A soap dispensing apparatus for an automatic countertop soap dispenser, comprising a motor and a reduction gear set driven thereby, said reduction gear set with an output shaft coupled to the drive gear of a pair of soap displacing gears in mesh side by side, said soap displacing gears disposed, by precision fit, in a chamber that extends upward and downward to form an outlet passage and an inlet passage, wherein the outlet passage is connected to a countertop soap dispensing spout, and the inlet passage to a soap containing reservoir. Whereby an upward suction force induced by the rotation in mesh of the drive gear and the idler gear of said soap displacing gears is used to suck the liquid soap through the inlet passage and out of the outlet passage, thus to lift the liquid soap above countertop to achieve soap dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jan Sun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20080156384
    Abstract: An anchor structure for sensors of faucets is located in a sensing faucet. The sensor has a detection side and at least one notch on another side opposite to the detection side at an elevation same as an annular groove formed on an inner wall of a faucet body. An elastic clipping ring is provided to latch in the annular groove and the notch of the sensor to form a bucking effect to anchor the sensor at a selected location in the faucet. The elastic clipping ring is hollow and annular to provide a passage for watering piping and electric wiring. The structure is simpler and can be installed and removed rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Jan-Sun Chen
  • Publication number: 20080156829
    Abstract: A structure for controlling soap discharging quantity of soap dispensing apparatus includes a connector coupling with a liquid soap container by screwing that has a bottom housed in a sleeve. The sleeve has a pump housing on one side formed by an elastic pressure bulb. The sleeve has a discharge opening on the bottom and houses axially an upper valve and a lower valve that form a valve chamber therebetween. The tubular wall of the sleeve on the pump housing on an upper end of the lower valve has a hole. The tubular wall of the sleeve on the upper end of the upper valve has an upper hole. The upper hole can disperse pressure entering the valve chamber to make outlet of the valve chamber smaller thereby to reduce output quantity of the liquid soap. An action passage of vacuum suction force can also be formed to suck the liquid soap held on the bottom of the soap container into the valve chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Jan-Sun Chen
  • Patent number: 7357370
    Abstract: A detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of induction faucets includes a mixer located in a faucet and a swiveling mechanism located in the mixer. The swiveling mechanism has a rotary valve and a handle located outside the mixer and the faucet. The handle is fastened to an end seat located on one end of the rotary valve through a coupling member. The detent apparatus includes a detent portion preferably formed integrally with the mixer and located on the outer surface of the mixer body in a protrusive manner. The detent portion has a top end surface spaced beneath a bucking portion of the end seat at a selected distance. When the end seat is swiveled the bucking portion hits a left bucking angle or a right bucking angle of the top end surface thereby the swiveling angle of the end seat is confined within a limited range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventor: Jan Sun Chen
  • Publication number: 20080029556
    Abstract: A liquid soap leakage-proof structure for soap dispensing apparatus comprising a pointed end portion which is integrally extended from the bottom end of a liquid soap discharge opening of the liquid soap dispensing apparatus to prevent liquid soap from leaking during storing or transportation. The pointed end portion has an upper end connecting to the liquid soap discharge opening on which a weaker portion is formed so that the pointed end portion can be broken as desired to expose the discharge opening to discharge the liquid soap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Jan-Sun Chen
  • Patent number: 5092560
    Abstract: A water tap, comprising a motor-control water supply mechanism controlled by an infrared sensor via a control circuit board to open or stop the water passage therein automatically, and a manual-control water supply mechanism controlled by a revolving knob to open or stop the water passage therein manually during power failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Inventor: Jan-Sun Chen
  • Patent number: D565877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Inventor: Jan Sun Chen