Patents by Inventor Luc L. Chou

Luc L. 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).

  • Patent number: 5174319
    Abstract: A longer effective automatic umbrella comprising mainly a tubular shank provided with an upper pulley therein; a cylinder at top end of the shank for receiving an umbrella opening spring; a handle at lower end of the shank, having upper and lower clamps and a middle pulley; an actuating mechanism comprising a pair of springs co-extending through the lower and upper clamps and at most up to the upper pulley to accumulate the energy; and an actuator to actuate and release the upper and lower clamps, respectively, for controlling the operation of opening and closing the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: DAT, Sheng-Tong
    Inventors: Luc L. Chou, Jonathan C. Cheng
  • Patent number: 5144969
    Abstract: A fully automatic collapsible umbrella comprises a hollow shank including an upper, a middle and a lower tubes, telescopic to each other, an expansion spring disposed between the upper and lower tubes, and an umbrella closing spring disposed between the upper and middle tubes, as well as an upper, a middle and a lower rings; a grip mounted outside of the lower tube at lower portion, having an actuator for carrying out the umbrella opening and closing operation; a pawl provided at the upper portion of the upper tube; an inner tube provided with a positioner; twin wires movably connected to each other by a connector, in which the upper wire is provided at upper end with a slidable block for controlling the pawl and the lower wire is operated at lower end by the actuator; and an umbrella opening spring disposed between the middle and lower rings. Further, a safety member is provided for prevent the umbrella from opening by accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: DAY Sheng-Tong
    Inventors: Luc L. Chou, Jonathan C. Cheng
  • Patent number: 5088512
    Abstract: A lightly operable fully automatic umbrella comprising a hollow shank having a reduced neck at intermediate portion to divide it into an upper section having upper and lower apertures and a lower section having upper and lower holes, a longitudinal guide groove at the upper section and a middle ring provided at a location having a distance from the top end, the guide groove having a through hole communicating with the interior of the shank; a cylinder mounted around the shank at the end section above the middle ring for receiving an umbrella opening spring therein, and provided with an upper ring at outer lower end; a slidable sleeve mounted around the shank at the upper section, having upper and lower pawls, and provided with a lower ring at outer upper end, including an inner sleeve having a slot; an inner shaft inserted in the lower section of the shank, having upper and lower holes, including an umbrella closing spring received in a space between the top end thereof and the reduced neck, a wire and a slid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Sheng-Tong Day
    Inventors: Luc L. Chou, Jonathan C. Cheng