Patents by Inventor Ken Chou

Ken 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: 20080142026
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a retractable poker to a cigarette lighter holder for unclogging tobacco pipes. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an inner geometric profile conforming to an outer shape of a cigarette lighter, a hollow chamber within the cigarette lighter holder for holding a retractable rod, and said retractable rod is longitudinally movable to extend along a vertical profile of the cigarette lighter holder to allow the rod to be physically extruded from the cigarette lighter holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Ken Chou
  • Publication number: 20030078879
    Abstract: There is provided a claim management system capable of enabling a customer utilizing a credit card settlement to determine a financial institution for settlement and a settlement method after the time of purchasing goods. When the customer selects deferred determination of a settlement financial institution and a settlement scheme in utilizing the credit settlement, the claim management system independent of individual financial institutions manages a claim vested in the customer. The claim management system periodically inquires the customer of the determination of a settlement financial institution and a settlement scheme and when the customer selects further deferment of the determination, requests the customer to pay interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ieshima, Seiji Futatsugi, Youji Shimizu, Ken Chou, Yoshitaka Nakata