Patents by Inventor Jimmy Shangyao Wei

Jimmy Shangyao Wei 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).

  • Apparatus for supporting a measuring tape for display and packaging assembly associated therewith
    Patent number: 11415401
    Abstract: A method of packaging a measuring tape device such that an internal feature of the measuring tape device is exposed may include supporting a housing of the measuring tape device on a base portion of an internal feature exposing holder, and proximate to a backing portion of the internal feature exposing holder, extending a portion of a blade of the measuring tape device from the housing to engage a hook capturing edge of an extension portion, and retaining the housing with the base portion and the backing portion such that a portion of the blade remains exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brendan Michael Walsh
  • Dual laser distance measurer with midpoint locating feature
    Patent number: 11378385
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating a midpoint between surfaces is disclosed herein. A laser distance measurer includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and first and second side surfaces intersecting the top and bottom surfaces, a first laser and a first sensor disposed along the first side surface, and a second laser and a second sensor disposed along the second side surface. The laser distance measurer includes a processor disposed in the housing configured to determine a first distance from the laser distance measurer to the first surface, determine a second distance from the laser distance measurer to the second surface, and indicate a position of the laser distance measurer relative to the midpoint between the first and second surfaces based on the first and second distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Olympia Tools International Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Beckwith, Roger Dale Hurley, Jr., Jimmy Shangyao Wei
  • Measuring tape with end hook having a high friction surface treatment
    Patent number: 11313659
    Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface including grains may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Eric Dean Broadaway, Tom Carson, Jonathan Seibert Beckwith, David Roberts, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Chad D. Humphrey, Brian Butler, Brendan Michael Walsh
  • DUAL LASER DISTANCE MEASURER WITH MIDPOINT LOCATING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20220034647
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating a midpoint between surfaces is disclosed herein. A laser distance measurer includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and first and second side surfaces intersecting the top and bottom surfaces, a first laser and a first sensor disposed along the first side surface, and a second laser and a second sensor disposed along the second side surface. The laser distance measurer includes a processor disposed in the housing configured to determine a first distance from the laser distance measurer to the first surface, determine a second distance from the laser distance measurer to the second surface, and indicate a position of the laser distance measurer relative to the midpoint between the first and second surfaces based on the first and second distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan S. BECKWITH, Roger Dale HURLEY, JR., Jimmy Shangyao WEI
  • MEASURING TAPE WITH END HOOK HAVING A HIGH FRICTION SURFACE TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20200333123
    Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface including grains may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Eric Dean Broadaway, Tom Carson, Jonathan Seibert Beckwith, David Roberts, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Chad D. Humphrey, Brian Butler, Brendan Michael Walsh
  • APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEASURING TAPE FOR DISPLAY AND PACKAGING ASSEMBLY ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20200208953
    Abstract: A method of packaging a measuring tape device such that an internal feature of the measuring tape device is exposed may include supporting a housing of the measuring tape device on a base portion of an internal feature exposing holder, and proximate to a backing portion of the internal feature exposing holder, extending a portion of a blade of the measuring tape device from the housing to engage a hook capturing edge of an extension portion, and retaining the housing with the base portion and the backing portion such that a portion of the blade remains exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Seibert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brenan Michael Walsh
  • Digital tire gauge
    Patent number: D947695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPIA TOOLS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Beckwith, Roger Dale Hurley, Jr., Jimmy Shangyao Wei