Patents by Inventor Mei-Li Chen

Mei-Li Chen 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: 6796544
    Abstract: A valve mount for water saving core shaft of a single-handled faucet has a valve embodiment housed in a receiving cavity of a faucet body with the upper section provided with internal threads to be in locking engagement with a locking cap. In the valve chamber of the valve embodiment are housed sequentially a rotary member, a switch stick, a regulation seat and a discharge control valve. The inner periphery of the valve chamber is provided with a plurality of retaining recesses corresponding to the spring plates defined on the rear cavities of the rotary member and the engaging teeth of the regulation seat are in engagement with the spring plates on the right and left recess of the rotary member. On the upper section of the rotary seat are provided with outer teeth which are engaged with the inner teeth of a stop member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 6766827
    Abstract: A core shaft of the control stick of a vertical type faucet has a faucet body, a locking ring unit, a valve case, a valve, a core shaft of the control stick, a stick fixing mount, a support base, a switch mount, and a faucet handle wherein the core shaft of the control stick joined to the stick fixing mount, the valve, and the support base respectively, is located onto the switch mount with an arc actuation block of the core shaft thereof inserted into a link activation cavity of the switch mount thereof. The valve case encased the valve and the switch mount therein is adapted to the faucet body and screw joined thereto via the locking ring unit thereof; the core shaft thereof is screw joined to the faucet handle via an externally threaded upper section thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Kuching International Inc.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20040060606
    Abstract: A core shaft of the control stick of a vertical type faucet has a faucet body, a locking ring unit, a valve case, a valve, a core shaft of the control stick, a stick fixing mount, a support base, a switch mount, and a faucet handle wherein the core shaft of the control stick joined to the stick fixing mount, the valve, and the support base respectively, is located onto the switch mount with an arc actuation block of the core shaft thereof inserted into a link activation cavity of the switch mount thereof. The valve case encased the valve and the switch mount therein is adapted to the faucet body and screw joined thereto via the locking ring unit thereof; the core shaft thereof is screw joined to the faucet handle via an externally threaded upper section thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 6626208
    Abstract: A check valve for use in a pressure balance faucet. It is mainly made up of a control valve body, a check valve block, a pair of positioning pins, two seal rings, a pair check valve sets and a valve mount. The check valve sets are secured to the check valve block which is housed between the control valve body and the valve mount that are in threaded engagement with each other. As the valve sets are worn out, they can be easily and quickly replaced by first dismantling the control valve body from the valve mount and then the check valve block being picked out by pincers to get the valve sets replaced with ease, speed in a DIY manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20030121552
    Abstract: A check valve for use in a pressure balance faucet. It is mainly made up of a control valve body, a check valve block, a pair of positioning pins, two seal rings, a pair check valve sets and a valve mount. The check valve sets are secured to the check valve block which is housed between the control valve body and the valve mount that are in threaded engagement with each other. As the valve sets are worn out, they can be easily and quickly replaced by first dismantling the control valve body from the valve mount and then the check valve block being picked out by pincers to get the valve sets replaced with ease, speed in a DIY manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 6321789
    Abstract: Two-stage water-saving structure of a faucet, including an inner switching/controlling valve assembly, a bar seat, a locating pin, a switching/controlling bar and a housing. The inner switching/controlling valve assembly is composed of several controlling valves. Two engaging hooks and two locating blocks are disposed on the bottom of the inner switching/controlling valve assembly. The top face of the inner switching/controlling valve assembly is formed with a water exit. The top face of the bar seat is formed with a central rectangular bar hole. Two inner lateral sides of the bottom of the bar hole of the bar seat are respectively disposed with two semicylindrical locating blocks. A lateral side of the bar seat is formed with a central pin hole. The bottom end of the switching/controlling bar is disposed with a downward extending semispherical switching/controlling head. A front and a rear faces of a lower section of the switching/controlling bar are formed with <-shaped stop faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen