Patents by Inventor Jie-Long Chen

Jie-Long 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).

  • Publication number: 20140187338
    Abstract: A flexible torque-transferring apparatus includes a first end element, a second end element and a flexible connector for interconnecting the first and second end elements. The flexible connector includes a plurality of joints, each including a ball and a socket. The ball includes an end facet, a plurality of arched facets extending from the end facet, and a plurality of edges, each extending between two adjacent ones of the arched facets. The socket includes a cavity defined therein and a plurality of curved facets formed in the cavity. Each of the curved facets includes two ridges in contact with two portions of a corresponding one of the arched facets when the ball is placed in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Jie-Long CHEN
  • Patent number: D687690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Jie-Long Chen
  • Patent number: D691803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Jie-Long Chen
  • Patent number: D693576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Jie-Long Chen
  • Patent number: D690184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Jie-Long Chen