Patents by Inventor Man-Chi Liu

Man-Chi Liu 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).

  • Adjustable bed apparatus and methods incorporating lumbar and neck supports
    Patent number: 9808093
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable bed apparatus, in particular an adjustable bed foundation. The adjustable foundation includes independently adjustable lumbar and/or neck support structures on an adjustable back/head section of the adjustable bed foundation. In some embodiments, the lumbar and neck support structures include inflatable air bladder structures. In other embodiments, the lumbar and neck support structures include mechanically actuatable subsections of the adjustable back/head section of the adjustable bed foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ASCION, LLC
    Inventors: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Man-Chi Liu, Qianyu Liang
  • Surgical Instruments with Selectively Rotating Handles
    Publication number: 20170303953
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to surgical instruments with selectively rotating handles. In certain aspects, the surgical device includes a conduit having a longitudinal axis and configured to extend into a body lumen, and a handle coupled to the conduit and configured to selectively rotate relative to the conduit. The handle is coupled to the conduit by a connection including a clutch mechanism, and the handle is configured to rotate in response to a user activation of the clutch mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Libert, Jiayin Ling, Daniel Jesus Gonzalez, Man-Chi Liu, Nicholas Sazdanoff, Joseph Ciccone, Joshua Kaplan
  • ADJUSTABLE BED APPARATUS AND METHODS INCORPORATING A RAIL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170208956
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable bed apparatus, in particular an adjustable bed foundation. The adjustable foundation can include a rail system such as a detachable rail system, which can be configured to conceal mechanical and support substructure beneath the mattress support surface of the adjustable bed. In some embodiments, the rail system includes a mounting element and a corresponding rail or board mounted to the adjustable foundation, such as to the subframe of the adjustable foundation. The adjustable foundation can include independently adjustable lumbar and neck support structures on an adjustable back/head section of the adjustable bed foundation. In some embodiments, the lumbar and neck support structures include inflatable air bladder structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Qianyu Liang, Man-Chi Liu, Kyle Allen Nagelkirk, Leandro Vera
  • Adjustable Bed Apparatus and Methods Incorporating Lumbar and Neck Supports
    Publication number: 20160262549
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable bed apparatus, in particular an adjustable bed foundation. The adjustable foundation includes independently adjustable lumbar and/or neck support structures on an adjustable back/head section of the adjustable bed foundation. In some embodiments, the lumbar and neck support structures include inflatable air bladder structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Man-Chi Liu, Qianyu Liang
  • Adjustable bed remote control
    Patent number: D816621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ASCION, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. Williams, Man-Chi Liu, Martin B. Rawls-Meehan, Andrew Z. Gong