Patents by Inventor Martin Mingyang Chang

Martin Mingyang Chang 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: 6101854
    Abstract: A mechanical locking device in the kit form for the prevention of automotive vehicle theft by locking the gearshift control lever to the park position of this vehicle which comprises parts to form basically a clamp attached permanently to the lower portion of the lever, regardless of the size, shape, tilt angle and clearance of such lever, and a yoke and latching member capable of being lowered at least in part into and locked securely to the slot structure of various widths and lengths whereby the control lever is operated to prevent the movement of such control lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventor: Martin Mingyang Chang
  • Patent number: 5689982
    Abstract: An anti-theft lock for the permanent attachment to a gear shifting lever of an automobile comprising a L-shaped elbow member which can be placed into a slot for gear shifting movement of such lever and locked therein to fill-up same and therefore blocking the movement of the gear shifting lever and preventing the operation of the vehicle, a body member comprising a pair of parallel passages adapted to accommodate a portion of such gear shifting lever securely thereunto and the vertical rod portion of the L-shaped elbow regulating its movement therein, and means associated with the vertical rod of the elbow and the body member to lock the elbow for the anti-theft function and unlock and arrest same for the normal operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Martin Mingyang Chang