Patents by Inventor Jin-Su Liu

Jin-Su Liu 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: 5810639
    Abstract: A construction toy block set including a plurality of toy block elements respectively made of flat shape, a plurality of swivel connectors, and a plurality of fixed connectors, the block elements having pins and coupling recesses for coupling to one another directly, and retaining slots for coupling to one another by the swivel connectors or the fixed connectors, the swivel connectors being adapted for connecting the block elements together, permitting them to be turned relative to one another, the fixed connectors being adapted for connecting the block elements together and preventing them from being turned relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Inventor: Jin-Su Liu
  • Patent number: 5545070
    Abstract: A construction toy set of planar blocks with edge apertures and hinged connectors including a plurality of block elements respectively made of flat shape, and a plurality of swivel connectors, each block element having a top side, a bottom side, a plurality of peripheral sides, a plurality of pins at the top side, a plurality of pin holes at the bottom side, a plurality of first retaining grooves equiangularly spaced from one another and respectively disposed in parallel with the peripheral sides, and a plurality of second retaining slots respectively and perpendicularly extended from the first retaining slots to the border, each swivel connector having two reversed base elements turned about an axle, each base element having an axle housing at one end mounted around the axle, a retainer plate at an opposite end for fitting into one first retaining slot, a pin at one side for fitting into one pin hole, and a pin hole at an opposite side for receiving one pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Inventor: Jin-Su Liu