Patents by Inventor Liming Ye

Liming Ye 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: 12668957
    Abstract: A faucet includes a housing, a countertop mounting assembly, a fixed seat, a valve assembly, and a water outlet pipe. The countertop mounting assembly includes a mounting seat and a locking assembly, and the mounting seat is operatively coupled to at least part of the locking assembly to drive the at least part of the locking assembly to abut a lower side of a countertop to secure the mounting seat to the countertop. The valve assembly, the fixed seat, and the mounting seat are arranged in sequence along an axial direction. The fixed seat and the mounting seat define a pipe penetration space, a notch is defined and is connected to the pipe penetration space, and the notch corresponds to the second housing. The water outlet pipe can pass through the notch and pass out from the pipe penetration space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liming Ye, Shuanglin Bai, Chuanbao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20260176849
    Abstract: A double-handle faucet includes a panel body, a water outlet member, two valve assemblies, and a pipeline assembly. The panel body comprises includes a cover plate, a panel wall, and two valve seat bodies, and the cover plate is configured to cover the panel wall. The water outlet member includes a pipe body, an adapter, and a fixing member. The adapter is connected to the cover plate and the panel wall, and a lower end of the pipe body is connected to the adapter. The fixing member is connected to the adapter and located below the panel wall. The pipeline assembly includes two inlet-outlet pipe assemblies and a water outlet pipe, and the two inlet-outlet pipe assemblies are respectively in communication with the two valve assemblies. The two inlet-outlet pipe assemblies are respectively connected to the water outlet pipe, and the water outlet pipe is connected to a water outlet head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Liming YE, Shuanglin BAI, Youcheng ZHANG, Chuanbao ZHU
  • Publication number: 20260168222
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a universal internal waterway platform system for installation within a wide variety of top-mounted, single handle water faucets. The universal internal waterway platform system is modularly designed and configured to ensure fast, accurate and easy installation in multiple connection configurations found across numerous types of single handle water faucets, including bathroom faucets or kitchen faucets. The universal waterway platform system comprises: (i) a valve body assembly, (ii) a water inlet and outlet group, (iii) an arrangement of tubes, namely a water discharge tube, a faucet discharge tube, a water discharge tube, and a water discharge tube, (iv) a mixed water connector, and (v) water group coupler. These components enable the universal internal waterway platform system to be installed in more than 80% of the single handle kitchen and bathroom faucets, regardless of their variances in component geometry and layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Chuanbao Zhu, Liming Ye, Qiang Huang, Yan Zhang, Yanyan Wang
  • Patent number: 12648676
    Abstract: A liquid distributor comprises a body, a fixed seat, a liquid supply mechanism, a sensing mechanism, and a liquid container. The fixed seat is configured to be fixedly disposed on a countertop, and the body is detachably connected to an upper part of the fixed seat to be disposed above the countertop. The liquid supply mechanism is detachably connected to a lower part of the fixed seat so as to be disposed below the countertop, and the liquid supply mechanism at least comprises a degree of rotational freedom relative to an axis of the fixed seat. The liquid container is connected to the liquid supply mechanism, and the sensing mechanism is disposed on the body. The liquid supply mechanism comprises a pump body, a liquid suction port, a liquid supply port, a power connector, and a sensing line connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Liming Ye, Yan Zhang, Chuanbao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20260117501
    Abstract: A joint structure configured for a pull-out tube, a pull-out tube structure, and a faucet. The joint structure includes a joint body, two connecting heads respectively disposed on two ends of the joint body, a magnetic component, and an embedded member. The two connecting heads are configured to be connected to the pull-out tube. The magnetic component is sleeved on an outside of the joint body by a first insert molding process, and an outside of the magnetic component is partially encased in the joint body. The magnetic component is partially exposed outside the joint body to form an exposed space, and the embedded member is molded on the exposed space by a second insert molding process. The joint body and the embedded member are combined to encase the magnetic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Yan ZHANG, Liming YE, Chuanbao ZHU
  • Publication number: 20260085502
    Abstract: A dual handle faucet includes a water outlet member and two valve assemblies. The water outlet member includes a first countertop mounting member configured to be fixedly mounted on a countertop from above the countertop and a faucet body mounted on the first countertop mounting member. Each of the two valve assemblies includes a second countertop mounting assembly and a valve member, and the second countertop mounting assembly is configured to be fixedly mounted on the countertop from above the countertop. The second countertop mounting assembly includes a valve body and a water flow seat, and the valve body is arranged on an upper side of the countertop. The water flow seat is connected to the valve body and extends below the countertop, and the valve member is disposed in the valve body. A water flow channel connected to the valve body is formed in the water flow seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Liming YE, Shuanglin Bai, Chuanbao Zhu
  • Patent number: D1120224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jiaqun Lin, Yunlong Xie, Fahong Chen, Liming Ye, Chuanbao Zhu
  • Patent number: D1121111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huakun Gao, Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1121780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1122413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huakun Gao, Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1125470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1128005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hang Zhong, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1134737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1134739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1136121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jiaqun Lin, Yunlong Xie, Fahong Chen, Liming Ye, Chuanbao Zhu
  • Patent number: D1136122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1136123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1136124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huakun Gao, Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1136126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye
  • Patent number: D1136128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Yang, Fahong Chen, Yunlong Xie, Liming Ye