Patents by Inventor Mike Soo

Mike Soo 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: 20160045383
    Abstract: A rehabilitation bed includes a frame assembly, a mattress leg section, a mattress middle section, and a mattress back section. A pedaling portion is mounted between the mattress leg section and the frame assembly. The mattress leg section includes two legrests that can be moved away from each other to permit a patient to use the pedaling portion for rehabilitation of the legs of the patient. The mattress middle section can be moved to an upper position to elevate the body of the patient, permitting the patient to freely move the arms and legs for rehabilitation. The mattress back section can be moved to be an inclined state permitting the patient to be in a sitting position. An auxiliary exerciser can optionally be mounted to an outer side of the frame assembly, permitting weight training of the arms of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 7278641
    Abstract: An adjustable skate includes a boot, a liner, and an adjusting device. The boot includes a toe cap, a heel portion, and a sole. The liner is mounted in the boot and includes a bottom plate and a toe box. A chamber is defined between the toe box and the heel portion of the boot for receiving a foot of a wearer. The adjusting device is mounted below the sole and includes a screw rod and a screw rod jacket. The screw rod jacket includes a longitudinal screw hole threadedly engaged with a threaded portion of the screw rod. The screw rod jacket is fixed below the liner to move therewith. When the screw rod is turned, the screw rod jacket moves in a longitudinal direction of the screw rod and the liner moves in a lengthwise direction of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 6827355
    Abstract: An adjustable skate includes a boot and a liner. The boot includes an upper and a sole, the upper including a toe cap and a heel portion. The liner is mounted in the boot and includes a bottom plate slidably mounted on the sole and a toe box provided on a front end of the bottom plate. A chamber for receiving a foot of a wearer is defined between the toe box of the liner and the heel portion of the boot. A member is formed on the toe box of the liner. An adjusting member is mounted to the toe cap of the boot and engaged with the member on the toe box of the liner. The adjusting member and the member are so configured that rotation of the adjusting member causes the liner to move along a lengthwise direction of the boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Publication number: 20040108665
    Abstract: An adjustable skate includes a boot and a liner. The boot includes an upper and a sole, the upper including a toe cap and a heel portion. The liner is mounted in the boot and includes a bottom plate slidably mounted on the sole and a toe box provided on a front end of the bottom plate. A chamber for receiving a foot of a wearer's foot is defined between the toe box of the liner and the heel portion of the boot. A member is formed on the toe box of the liner. An adjusting member is mounted to the toe cap of the boot and engaged with the member on the toe box of the liner. The adjusting member and the member are so configured that rotation of the adjusting member causes the liner to move along a lengthwise direction of the boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Publication number: 20040108664
    Abstract: An adjustable skate includes a boot, a liner, and a bladder. The boot includes an upper and a sole, the upper having a toe cap and a heel portion. The liner is mounted in the boot and includes a bottom plate slidably mounted on the sole and a toe box on a front end of the bottom plate. A chamber for receiving a foot of a wearer's foot is defined between the toe box of the liner and the heel portion of the boot. The bladder is mounted between the toe box of the liner and the toe cap of the boot. The bladder has a volume that is adjustable through inflation of air into the bladder or discharge of air out of the bladder, thereby moving the liner along a lengthwise direction of the boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 6746027
    Abstract: An adjustable skate includes a boot, a liner, and a bladder. The boot includes an upper and a sole, the upper having a toe cap and a heel portion. The liner is mounted in the boot and includes a bottom plate slidably mounted on the sole and a toe box on a front end of the bottom plate. A chamber for receiving a foot of a wearer's foot is defined between the toe box of the liner and the heel portion of the boot. The bladder is mounted between the toe box of the liner and the toe cap of the boot. The bladder has a volume that is adjustable through inflation of air into the bladder or discharge of air out of the bladder, thereby moving the liner along a lengthwise direction of the boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 6612592
    Abstract: A skate includes a base, an adjusting member, and a boot including a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is provided on a front portion of an upper side of the base. The rear portion is secured in place when the adjusting member is in its initial position. When the adjusting member is pushed, the rear portion is adjustable along a longitudinal direction of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Publication number: 20010005069
    Abstract: A skateboard scooter comprises a main board and a blade releasably attached to the main board. In an embodiment, the main board includes several through-holes. An attachment base is mounted below the main board and has several through-holes aligned with the through-holes of the main board. Bolts are extended through the through-holes of the main board and the through-holes of the attachment base and engaged with nuts. The attachment base includes two parallel ribs defining a compartment therebetween for holding an upper longitudinal edge of the blade. In an alternative embodiment, the main board includes two parallel ribs extended downward therefrom. The ribs include at least one pair of aligned transverse holes. The blade includes at least one hole. At least one bolt is extended through the transverse holes of the ribs and the hole of the blade and engaged with a nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 6216887
    Abstract: A detachable hanger for sport pads includes a base, a number of legs, a number of posts, a number of interconnecting blocks, and a number of hanger members. Each leg has an end releasably engaged with the base. The posts are detachably mounted to the base in an upright manner. The interconnecting blocks interconnect the posts in the upright manner. Each interconnecting block includes an inner flange to thereby define an upper positioning compartment for securely yet releasably receiving a lower end of one post located above the interconnecting block and a lower positioning compartment for securely yet releasably receiving an upper end of one post located below the interconnecting block. Each hanger member has an end releasably engaged with an associated interconnecting block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 6056299
    Abstract: A base structure for a skate includes a base including an upper side having a front end and a rear end, a pivotal seat mounted to the front end of the base, and a connecting rod mounted above the base. The pivotal seat includes two lateral walls and a recess defined in an upper side thereof The connecting rod includes a front end pivotally connected between the lateral walls of the pivotal seat. The connecting rod is attached to an underside of a shoe. The front end of the connecting rod includes a hooked section formed on an underside thereof for bearing against a rear side wall that defines a portion of the recess of the pivotal seat, thereby restraining pivotal movement of the connecting rod relative to the pivotal seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5645287
    Abstract: An improved frame for an in-line roller skate consists of a body portion formed by extrusion molding of aluminum alloy, and front and heel sole attaching portions formed by a plastic molding and a brake assembly. The front and heel sole attaching portions are respectively mounted on a front plate and a rear plate defined on the body portion wherein the heel sole attaching portion has a level higher than that of the front sole attaching portion. The brake assembly has a housing having a top tongue inserted into the heel sole attaching portion and a pair of side walls pivotably attached to the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5390958
    Abstract: A track/roller skate includes an upper structure, front and rear roller assemblies mounted below the upper structure and including a plurality of rollers aligned in two lines, a device for mounting the roller assemblies to the upper structure, and a track removably mounted to surround each roller line to move therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5388845
    Abstract: An ice blade assembly includes a hollow base frame including an upper wall with two sides, a side wall extending downward from each side of the upper wall, and a pair of spaced retaining ribs projecting downward from an underside of the upper wall and extending toward each other, defining a space therebetween. Each side wall includes an upper section and a lower section, the upper sections being dimensioned to be securely received in a space defined by two parallel mounting ribs extending from an underside of an upper structure of a skate, the lower sections defining a passage in alignment with the space. An ice blade passes through the passage, with an upper edge thereof securely mounted between the retaining ribs and with a mediate section thereof retained between the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5354077
    Abstract: An ice skate base includes a base with an underside to which an ice blade is securely attached. Front and rear holder assemblies are respectively mounted to front and rear portions of the base and are adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the base to suit skaters of different sizes of feet. The front holder assembly further has pivotable arcuate plates so as to be adjusted to suit different feet shapes and to suit a right foot or left foot's shape as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5342071
    Abstract: An in-line roller skate which includes a base, a front brake assembly mounted on a front wheel assembly, and a rear brake assembly mounted on a rear wheel assembly. The front and rear brake assemblies are respectively mounted to the front and rear of the bottom of the base. The front wheel assembly includes a bridge member having first and second forked ends to which wheels are mounted and a mediate portion for mounting the front brake assembly. The mediate portion includes a receiving compartment for receiving the lower part of the front brake assembly. The compartment is designed to allow pivotal movement of the front brake assembly in the compartment. The front brake assembly further has a brake member at a front end thereof to contact with the frontmost wheel of the roller skate when braking. Similarly, the rear brake assembly has a brake member at a rear end thereof to contact with the rearmost wheel of the roller skate when braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5226246
    Abstract: A converting plate for converting an unfinished product of a skate of lace-type into buckle-type includes an upper side and an underside with a contour complimentary to that of an upper surface of the lace-type skate. A number of protrusions are formed on the underside of the converting plate corresponding to eyelets of the lace-type skate. A number of pairs of flanges are formed on the upper side of the converting plate, defining a space between each pair of flanges for installing a buckle. A number of mounting holes are formed on the converting plate for securely mounting the buckle on the converting plate. A number of attaching holes are formed on the converting plate by which the converting plate is securely attached to the upper surface of the lace-type skate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: 5129663
    Abstract: A roller/ice skate base includes an upper structure for attaching a skate boot thereon and having two side walls integral therewith for receiving a plurality of wheels or a lower structure with a fixed ice blade therebetween. The upper structure includes a plurality of spaced square recesses formed on an outer surface of each side wall. Each recess has a corresponding boss protruding from an inner surface of each side wall. Each boss has a round hole extending from the inner surface of the side wall to an inner surface of each corresponding recess. The lower structure includes a number of holes corresponding to the square recess. Each hole has a U-shaped recess formed on each side thereof, each U-shaped recess receiving a boss therein when the lower structure is received by the upper structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: D329124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: D334607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventor: Mike Soo
  • Patent number: D381195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: Mike Soo