Patents by Inventor Kee Chuong WONG

Kee Chuong WONG 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).

  • Spinning reel
    Patent number: 11819013
    Abstract: A spinning reel includes a reel body, a rotor, a spool shaft, and a drive body. The drive body has a shaft, a first gear disposed on the shaft for rotating the rotor, and a second gear disposed on the shaft for moving the spool shaft. The shaft, the first gear, and the second gear are integrally formed by forging. The first gear includes a first disk part disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and a first tooth part protruding axially from the first disk part. The second gear includes a second disk part disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft to be spaced apart from the first disk part, and a second tooth part protruding from the second disk part radially away from an axis of the shaft. The second tooth part has a tip diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the first tooth part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: SHIMANO, INC, SHIMANO COMPONENTS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Naofumi Tsujita, Lin Boon Gan, Kee Chuong Wong
  • SPINNING REEL
    Publication number: 20220192169
    Abstract: A spinning reel includes a reel body, a rotor, a spool shaft, and a drive body. The drive body has a shaft, a first gear disposed on the shaft for rotating the rotor, and a second gear disposed on the shaft for moving the spool shaft. The shaft, the first gear, and the second gear are integrally formed by forging. The first gear includes a first disk part disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and a first tooth part protruding axially from the first disk part. The second gear includes a second disk part disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft to be spaced apart from the first disk part, and a second tooth part protruding from the second disk part radially away from an axis of the shaft. The second tooth part has a tip diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the first tooth part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: Shimano Inc., Shimano Components (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Naofumi TSUJITA, Lin Boon GAN, Kee Chuong WONG