Patents by Inventor Lung Chiao Chou

Lung Chiao 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: 20070209234
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic fastening and loosing shoes, which is typically comprised of a shoe body including tongue portion, upper portions and shoe-sole, in which mouthing portions are built on the interfaces of the tongue portion and the upper, said shoe-sole includes an outsole, a middle sole and a bottom filler; said bottom filler is fastened on the middle sole with the front portion so that the middle and heel portions can took off from the middle sole; an action regulating mechanism includes a flutter foil, a pair of guide plates and two inserting strips; said flutter foil is connected to the both sides of the tongue with the both upper ends respectively, cooperating to the guide assembly combined by the guide plates and the inserting strips pre-setting in upper-low position, and connected to the bottom filler at the rear portion with the another end, thereby towing the tongue can bring to the heel portion of the bottom filler simultaneously and relatively moving relative to the outsol
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Publication number: 20060032523
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simplified structure and manufacturing process handle control mechanism of an automated-open-close umbrella, which is comprised of an open mechanism, a central handle assembly, wherein said open mechanism is consisted of a main holder, a controller, a button component, a switcher and a spring; wherein, the main holder includes a cavity upward on the axis, and a radial hole at one side for containing a button; the controller is a cylinder retained in the cavity of said main holder, there is a sliding slot built upon one side of said cylinder axially, opposite the sliding slot a cramp leaf is embedded in the inside wall; the button component includes a button ring and a restoring spring, therein said button ring is located on the topside of said controller, and fit into the radial hole of said main holder, and a part of the back side of pushing portion of it may extend into the inside of said sliding slot of the controller, on the other side, a lug with a slope matching to the m
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Publication number: 20030168092
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic umbrella, which is comprised of an open mechanism, a central handle assembly, wherein said open mechanism is consisted of an upper rib nest, a low rib nest and proper number of ribs attached with restoring springs; said automatic umbrella also includes a ratio mechanism and a handle control device; said central handle assembly is consisted of a couple of inner and outer telescopic tubes connected together in socket joint, and an extension spring; said extension spring is located on the inside of said outer telescopic tube and the top end of said inner telescopic tube; said ratio mechanism set upon the inside of said central handle includes a movable block base, a standing block base, a stay wire and a stick with a catch head; said standing block base is retained on the upper end of said outer telescopic tube of said central handle nearing to said upper rib nest, said stay wire is fastened on said standing block base with one end, and another end is threaded crossly
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Publication number: 20030000558
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ratio mechanism of an automatic multiple-folding umbrella, cooperating to cooperating to the opening mechanism, and main stick assembly and said handle control mechanism; wherein said terminal pulley of said ratio mechanism has a pulley for threading said inner stay wire over so that one end of said inner stay wire is fixed on said pulley assembly, and the another end is threaded through said pulley on said terminal pulley base, and the pulley of said pulley assembly, then passing through said terminal pulley base to be fixed on said locking head; said main stick is composed of four stick segments. Due to building up said switch, repeat press down said button can bring into being automatic opening and closing umbrella function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 6427361
    Abstract: A variable ratio control shoe with automatic tying and untying shoelace, with automatic lace tying process controlled by a variable ratio control mechanism and untying process controlled by a control mechanism in the laminated layers of the shoe body, its construction comprising a set of tying component, an adjustment mechanism to adjust tension, a modulated sole lamination having at least one assembling space, and a modulated control mechanism assembled in the control groove at the rear of the outsole, to engage the tying shoelace or disengaging the shoelace to take off the shoe, having the advantages of modulated control, mass production, low waste product rate and low costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventor: Lung Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 5983530
    Abstract: This invention relates to shoes with an automatic shoestring tying/untying device, and particularly to an automatic shoestring tying or untying device which is synchronous with wearing/taking-off action, and in which the tightness is adjustable. The device has a tying mechanism, slidable action and adjustment mechanism in the sole space, and shoestrings are inserted in the tying mechanism and extending through a shuttle piece and adjustment mechanism. The shuttle piece slides back and forth to let shoestring be tightened when wearing the shoes or to be automatically loosened in accordance with taking off the shoes. Adjustment of the arm adjusts the shuttle piece moving stroke to adjust the tightness of the shoestrings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Lung Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 5823215
    Abstract: This invention is an umbrella in automatic opening and closing manner with its rod in the middle, which has multiple sections, and it is in variable dynamic process including the umbrella's skeleton mechanism, spring, locating device, shuttle arrow, control mechanism, handle, change-over device and pulling rig. Its main novelty is that within the middle rod of the umbrella's skeleton, a contrivance to change is installed. At the ends of the pulling rope in the contrivance to make changes, they respectively reach the lower nest and shuttle arrow. The control mechanism is manipulated by the pressing of of the button to release the umbrella's skeleton in particular position for closing and folding and the reserve energy of the spring. In coordination with both pulling ropes, each section of skeleton is tracted to extend and make the upward movement of the lower next to open the umbrella. The locating device fastens the middle rod at the fixed position to resist against wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventors: Lung-Chiao Chou, Chin-I Lin
  • Patent number: 4782845
    Abstract: This invention relates to a double-locking adjustable brace especially one which comprises an inner rod, an outer tube, a locking device consisting of two cams, two brake shoes. A spring and a driven plate, and a torsion reducer consisting of a plastic cover, a pivot screw and a concave support. The inner rod is telescopically fitted in the outer tube so that the brace is adjustable in length. The inner rod disengages and engages one of the cams by means of internal and external toothings so that the cams of the locking device can be turned to expand and make the brake shoes to grip the outer tube. The torsion reducer consists of a special washer, a screw pivot, a metal support and a plastic cover and is constructed in such way that the plastic cover can turn freely on the screw pivot to reduce the torsion incidentally applied on the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 4694986
    Abstract: This invention relates to a disposable container and in particular to one having an inner cup provided with a vertical front wall, a vertical rear wall, two vertical side walls and a bottom, and an outer cup provided with a bottom plate and four flaps extending from respective sides thereof. The inner cup is adhered to the outer cup and has folding lines to enable the inner cup together with the outer cup to be folded into a sheet. Further, a pulling line is passed through the upper edges of the inner cup and outer cup so that when the pulling line is pulled, the sheet will be pulled open to form a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Inventor: Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 4571837
    Abstract: An improved ellipsograph for drawing ellipses, ovoids and circles comprises a frame, a slide block, a disc, a worm wheel, a pivot adjusting block, a stub adjusting block, a motor, a battery holder and a drawing arm. The disc and the worm are screwed together and fitted in the round opening of the slide block. The pivot adjusting block and the stub adjusting block are fitted respectively in the worm wheel and the disc. When the motor is started the screw shaft will cause the worm wheel to turn and the pivot on the pivot adjusting block will circumambulate with the worm wheel. At the same time, the stub on the stub adjusting block fitted in the slot of the frame will roll along the slot due to the tangential force of the worm wheel and cause the slide block with the worm wheel and the disc as a whole to move straightly back and forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Inventors: Tien-Fu Cheng, Lung-Chiao Chou
  • Patent number: 4563819
    Abstract: An improved ellipsograph capable of drawing dotted or dashed lines comprising a drawing unit with a small motor which drives a pen holder and two pull discs causing them to turn synchronously to draw ellipses in any shape from real circle to horizontal line by adjusting the radius of circumambulation of the pen and of the puller carriers, and a drawing control unit for controlling and selecting a dotted or a dashed line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Inventors: Tien-Fu Ching, Lung-Chiao Chou