Patents by Inventor Mei-Lu Lin

Mei-Lu Lin 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: 6265834
    Abstract: A tubular string of Christmas lights includes a transparent hose, an arcuate strip disposed into the hose having a pair of electrical wires integrated therein and a pair inlets at each end, a plurality of Christmas lights disposed into the hose and alternately connected to the electrical wire through a pin with barb at free end a plug having a pair of blades at one end made engageable into the inlets of the electrical wires and a pair of socket at the other end for engaging within the blades of an additional plug. The tubular string of the Christmas lights can be cut into different length to cope with the requirement of the user and can be connected together by the plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6179441
    Abstract: A cyclic decoration lamp assembly has a cyclic frame assembly and a decoration lamp string. The decoration lamp string has a plurality of sockets, and a wire connected to the sockets. Each socket receives a bulb. The cyclic frame assembly has an outer cyclic frame, an inner cyclic frame, and a plurality of connection rods. The outer cyclic frame has a first protruded bar. The inner cyclic frame has a second protruded bar. Each socket is inserted in a spacing between the outer cyclic frame and the inner cyclic frame. Each socket has two lateral grooves receiving the first protruded bar and the second protruded bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6135623
    Abstract: A post lamp insertible into a lawn or ground in a garden or backyard is provided. The post lamp includes a taper ended post having a radial slot of roughly W-shaped section in the top and receiving spaces in opposite outer periphery for disposing and receiving a pair wires therein. A receptacle engageable with the post and retained by a retaining ring includes a pair of ring and tip plates both of which have tip points at lower end piercing into the wires. A multistoried pileus shade covers on the lamp for providing pleasant air in a garden party. The disclosure is characterized in a vertical coupling of the receptacle with the post so as to obviate the wires to be displaced or twisted to cause an electric shock or poor conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6086410
    Abstract: An electrical adapter includes a seat, a pair of conduct plates alternately secured to a pair of bent longitudinal channel in the opposite side of the seat and protected by a housing and a pair of horizontal grooves parallel extending through the center of the bottom of the seat which are engageble with a two-ply main wire. The conduct plate each has tip point projected downward from the bottom of the seat. A cap is slidably engageable into the bottom of the seat and has a pair of longitudinal grooves centrally extending through the inner surface and engageable with horizontal grooves. When the two-ply main wire engages into the horizontal grooves of the seat, the cap slidably engages with the bottom of the seat under proper pressure so as to force the tip print respectively pierced to the two-ply wire from which the electricity is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6048076
    Abstract: A lamp device has a bulb disposed on a lamp holder, a conductive plate connected to the lamp holder, and a socket shell receiving the lamp holder. The socket shell has a through hole, a hollow outer casing, a bar, two grooves, two slots, and a recess. A first copper plate is connected to a first main wire. A second copper plate is connected to a second main wire. The hollow outer casing has an inner annular rib and two notches. The socket shell is inserted in the hollow outer casing. The inner annular rib blocks an upper face of the socket shell. The first and the second copper plates are inserted in the grooves to contact the conductive plate. A secondary wire passes through the respective notches and the respective slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6022241
    Abstract: A decoration lamp device has a lamp holder, an inner socket receiving the lamp holder, an outer socket union device receiving the inner socket, a bulb having a base portion and a lower post, the lamp holder having an outer housing receiving the base portion of the bulb and an inner housing receiving the lower post of the bulb, a base plug disposed on a bottom of the inner socket, and an outer casing having a neck portion and a head portion. The outer socket union device has a first half outer socket and a second half outer socket. The first half outer socket has a first semicircular positioning groove and the second half outer socket has a second semicircular positioning groove to receive the neck portion of the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 6019483
    Abstract: A decoration lamp device has a lamp holder, a bulb disposed on the lamp holder, and a socket receiving the lamp holder. The lamp holder has a base portion having two through apertures and two lateral grooves, and a cylinder portion having two bottom grooves. The socket has an upper cylinder interior, a slot, and two protruded bars in the slot matching the lateral grooves. The base portion is inserted in the slot. The cylinder portion is inserted in the upper cylinder interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5980304
    Abstract: A decoration lamp socket has a socket body, a socket cap covering the socket body, and an electric wire set having a first wire and a second wire disposed between the socket cap and the socket body. The socket cap has two positioning plates and two grooves receiving the wires. A first metal contact plate has a first tip end. A second metal contact plate has a second tip end. A center copper plate has a distal end plate, a conductive end, and a curved portion. A conductive plate has a main body, a bent end, and an elastic extension which includes a plurality of bends and a transverse upper end. The socket body has two slots receiving the positioning plates, a first hole receiving the first metal contact plate, a second hole receiving the second metal contact plate, a third hole receiving the conductive plate, and a fourth hole receiving the center copper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5971807
    Abstract: A lamp receptacle assembly has a hollow main body, a screw base disposed on a bottom of the main body, and a positioning plate inserted in the main body. The main body has two parallel slide rails, a through hole, an outer annular body, an inner annular body, a spacing, and a plurality of protruded plates. The positioning plate has a first channel, a second channel, a periphery slot, a rectangular groove, a first slot, and a second slot. A first conductive plate has a curved end and a first L-shaped end. A second conductive plate has a U-shaped end and a second L-shaped end. A U-shaped conductive plate has a curved terminal. The first conductive plate is inserted in the first channel. The second conductive plate is inserted in the second channel. The second L-shaped end is inserted in the periphery slot. The U-shaped end, the U-shaped conductive plate, and a fuse tube are inserted in the rectangular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5968613
    Abstract: A lamp netting assembly has a net, a serial decoration lamp assembly disposed on the net, the serial decoration lamp assembly having a plurality of decoration lamps and a wire, a plurality of retainer plates retaining the respective decoration lamps on the net, and two opposite rods disposed on two laterals of the net. The lamp netting assembly is disposed on a panel. The net has a plurality of net threads forming a plurality of meshes. A pattern string is marked or knit on the net. The retainer plates are arranged in series along the pattern string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5954425
    Abstract: A waterproof lamp socket has a main body, a base seat engaging with the main body, and two-ply wires disposed between the main body and the base seat. The main body has a bottom in which includes, a first slot receiving a first tip contact plate, a second slot receiving a second tip contact plate, two insertion holes, a plurality of rim notches, and a plurality of inner peripheral channels extending from the notches to the bottom. The base seat has two grooves for receiving the wires and two positioning plates inserted in the rectangular holes and each has a hook end. So that the external water entered into the socket will be drained off via the peripheral channels without permeating the tip contact plates which are protected by the positioning lates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5938314
    Abstract: A gang lamp assembly has a gang lamp socket, a first decoration lamp, and a second decoration lamp. The gang lamp socket has a first socket, a second socket, a first insertion recess, a first insertion groove, a second insertion recess, a second insertion groove, and a slot. A U-shaped plate is inserted in the slot. The first decoration lamp has a first lamp holder, a first bulb disposed on the first lamp holder, and two first copper plates disposed on the first lamp holder. The second decoration lamp has a second lamp holder, a second bulb disposed on the second lamp holder, and two second copper plates disposed on the second lamp holder. The first lamp holder is inserted in the first socket. The second lamp holder is inserted in the second socket. A first flat conductive plate is inserted in the first insertion recess. A second flat conductive plate is inserted in the second insertion recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5924786
    Abstract: A serial lamp assembly has a net device, and a plurality of lamps disposed on the net device. Each lamp has a bulb, a lamp holder receiving the bulb, a socket receiving the lamp holder, a plurality of round posts disposed on the socket, a first wire extended from the socket, and a second wire extended from the socket. A first plate has a plurality of round holes. A second plate has a plurality of circular holes. A U-shaped rod passes through the net device and is inserted in the circular holes. The round posts pass through the net device and are inserted in the round holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5915826
    Abstract: A decoration lamp device has a lamp holder, a socket receiving the lamp holder, a bulb dispopsed on the lamp holder, and a base plug disposed on a bottom of the socket. The lamp holder has a bottom notch and two copper threads. The socket has two opposite inner walls. Each inner wall has a recess, a bottom protrusion, a groove, and a channel communicating with the groove. The base plug has a separation plate, two hook lugs, and two blocks. A connection portion is disposed between the separation plate and the respective hook lug. Each hook lug has an opening. Each block has a slot. Two electric wires are inserted in the socket. Each electric wire is connected to a conductive plate. Each conductive plate is inserted in the respective recess. Each copper thread contacts the respective conductive plate. The separation plate is inserted in the grooves. Each connection portion is inserted in the respective channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5913597
    Abstract: A parallel lamp assembly has a first decoration lamp and a second decoration lamp. Each decoration lamp has a socket, an insertion recess formed in the socket, an insertion groove formed in the socket, a flat plate disposed on the socket, a recessed plate disposed on the socket, a lamp holder inserted in the socket, a bulb disposed on the lamp holder, a first conductive plate connected to a first wire, a second conductive plate connected to a second wire, the first conductive plate inserted in the insertion groove, the second conductive plate inserted in the insertion recess, the first wire extended outward from the socket, and the second wire extended outward from the socket. A bar is connected to the flat plate and the socket. A positioning slot and a slide channel are formed on the recessed plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5913600
    Abstract: A Christmas light suspensible from more than one linear object is provide. The light includes a tubular receptacle including a hollow interior with contact plates and a partition therein for receiving a base of a lamp which includes a pair of contact wires and a central notch respectively engageable with the contact plates and the partition of the receptacle, a pair electrical wires connected to the contact plates and extended out of the receptacle through a pair of longitudinal apertures and an elongate notch centrally formed in a rear end of the receptacle between the apertures including a hook of triangular section at the opening of the notch so as to define a slope narrow entrance for the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5906515
    Abstract: A conductive plug device has a housing, a main body inserted in the housing, and a slide block disposed on the housing. The slide block has a separator plate and two insertion plates. The housing has a first slot receiving the separator plate, a second slot receiving the respective insertion plate, and a third slot receiving the respective insertion plate. A cover plate is disposed in front of the main body. A first conductive plate is disposed in the main body. A second conductive plate is disposed in the main body. A curved plate is disposed in the main body. The separator plate is placed between the second conductive plate and the curved plate. A first wire is connected to the first conductive plate. A second wire is connected to the second conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5899555
    Abstract: An artificial flower lamp assembly comprises a main trunk, a plurality of branches connected to the main trunk, a plurality of artificial flower lamps connected to the branches, and a plurality of bulbs disposed in the artificial flower lamps. The main trunk encloses a main wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5882742
    Abstract: A decoration lamp netting has a net, a serial decoration lamp assembly disposed on the net, the serial decoration lamp assembly having a plurality of decoration lamps and an electric plug, a plurality of retainer members retaining the respective decoration lamps on the net, and two opposite rods disposed on two laterals of the net. The decoration lamp netting is disposed on a plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin
  • Patent number: 5816695
    Abstract: A candlestick type lamp has a base seat, a pipe, a plastic upper seat, a bulb, an extended conductive plate disposed in the pipe, and the conductive plate having a hook-shaped conductive plate and a lower disk end receiving a metal spring. The bulb has a screw base and a tip end. The plastic upper seat has an inner thread, a through hole, and an outer thread. The pipe has an inner threaded upper end engaging with the outer thread and a slide groove receiving the extended conductive plate. A cell is disposed between the metal spring and the tip end. The screw base engages with the inner thread. The hook-shaped conductive plate contacts the bottom of the screw base. The upper end of the conductive plate contacts a periphery of the screw base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Mei-Lu Lin