Patents by Inventor Jin-Long Chou

Jin-Long Chou 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: 20010053652
    Abstract: A multiple motion toy includes a stand and a body assembly overlying the stand. The body assembly includes a turning member connected to the stand. The turning member is rotatable relative to the stand about a substantially vertical rotation axis. A pivot member is connected to the turning member such that the pivot member is tiltable relative to the turning member about a pivot axis. The pivot axis extends transversely to the rotation axis. A neck member is connected to the pivot member such that the neck member is linearly reciprocable along a bobbing axis. The bobbing axis extends transversely to the pivot axis. A drive system is operative to rotate the turning member about the rotation axis, tilt the pivot member about the pivot axis, and reciprocate the neck member linearly along the bobbing axis. The pivot axis is reoriented as the turning member rotates whereby the pivot and bobbing axes are varied relative to the stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Jin-Long Chou, Chao-Feng Kang
  • Patent number: 6244925
    Abstract: A motion toy, which includes a toy body, and a power drive unit, the toy body having a front body shell and a rear body shell fastened together, two arms coupled to the body shells at two opposite lateral sides, a head pivotably mounted in the body shells at a top side by a pivot and coupled to the arms, two feet, and two legs coupled between the body shells and the feet, wherein two elongated links are coupled between the arms and a rocker, which is turned back and forth about a pivot between the body shells by a center gear of the power drive unit, for enabling the arms to be synchronously turned back and forth when the legs are moved back and forth by the center gear of the power drive unit relative to the feet, and two Z-shaped links are coupled between the arms and a bottom coupling rod at the head for enabling the head to be oscillated upon the motion of the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 6200191
    Abstract: A motion toy includes a toy body having an upper part and a lower part pivotally connected together, and a power drive coupled between the upper part and the lower part of the toy body. The power drive is controlled to tilt the upper part and the lower part of the toy body alternatively inward and outward in reversed directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Blue Ridge Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 6163992
    Abstract: A motion toy includes a frame structure covered with a decorated shell and a power drive controlled to move parts of the frame structure. The frame structure has two vertical upper side boards and two vertical lower side boards hinged together, a horizontal shoulder board coupled between the vertical side boards at the top, a horizontal upper link coupled between the vertical upper side boards and the vertical lower side boards, and a horizontal bottom link coupled between the vertical lower side boards at the bottom side. This bottom link is reciprocated by the power drive. Each vertical upper side boards has a respective sector gear respectively meshed with a respective sector gear on the vertical lower side boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Blue Ridge Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 6126508
    Abstract: A motion toy includes a hollow base having two upright top lugs, two leg members respectively pivoted to the two upright top lugs, a trunk member pivoted to the leg members remote from the base, a head member pivoted to the trunk member, a transmission gear meshed between a toothed portion at one leg member and a bottom rack at the head member, spring means connected between the leg members to pull the leg members toward each other, and a power drive mounted inside the hollow base and controlled to turn the leg members back and forth on the upright top lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 5993284
    Abstract: A toy and reciprocating lamp holder arrangement includes a toy body holding a power drive, and a lamp holder unit coupled to the power drive, the lamp holder unit including a shell, two eccentric wheels revolvably mounted inside the shell, a shaft coupled between the eccentric wheels, a gear transmission mechanism driven by the power drive to turn the eccentric wheel and the shaft, and a plurality of cylindrical lamp holders arranged around the shaft between the eccentric shells coupled to respective annular tracks on the eccentric wheels, the cylindrical lamp holders being reciprocated along radial guide grooves on the shell when the power drive is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 5941756
    Abstract: A motion toy includes a frame structure covered with a decorated shell and a power drive controlled to move parts of the frame structure. The frame structure has two vertical upper side boards and two vertical lower side boards hinged together, a horizontal shoulder board coupled between the vertical side boards at the top, a horizontal upper link coupled between the vertical upper side boards and the vertical lower side boards, and a horizontal bottom link coupled between the vertical lower side boards at the bottom side. This bottom line is reciprocated by the power drive. Each vertical upper side boards has a respective sector gear respectively meshed with a respective sector gear on the vertical lower side boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Blue Ridge Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 5911617
    Abstract: A motion toy includes a toy body having an upper part and a lower part pivotally connected together, and a power drive coupled between the upper part and the lower part of the toy body. The power drive is controlled to tilt the upper part and the lower part of the toy body alternatively inward and outward in reversed directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 5773738
    Abstract: A piano set having automatic playing keys comprises a bracket having a plurality of fixing columns and mounting sockets. A gear set, linkage set of a gear set driven by a motor and connecting shaft of the keyboard are rotationally mounted thereon. The bracket further includes a controlling circuitry which includes a printed circuit board, a battery set, a microswitch and a speaker and which are electrically connected. The keyboard set includes an upper fixing board and a lower fixing board by which a plurality of keys are movably fixed therebetween. Each of the keys is aligned with a driving gear of the connecting shaft. The upper cover is provided with a front recess in which a fallboard is pivotally disposed thereof by means of a fixing plate. The fallboard is provided with a pair of pressing tabs at both sides. When the fallboard is uncovered, those two pressing tabs will trigger on the microswitch such that the motor is powered to drive the gear set and connecting shaft and the connecting rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 4846758
    Abstract: A toy stunt race car is described. The device includes a fifth wheel having an axis of rotation lower than the axis of rotation for the conventional four wheels of the car. The fifth wheel is driven by a motor and its mount also is caused to rotate. The fifth wheel then makes a three point contact with the surface including only two of the car wheels. As the fifth wheel mount continues to rotate, different two wheels are involved so that the car either races forward, backward, or turns sharply to the left or to the right, depending upon where the driven fifth wheel is relative to the car during rotation of the mount therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Inventor: Jin-Long Chou