Patents by Inventor Ming D. Chioo

Ming D. Chioo 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: 5494449
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a casing, a circuit board received inside the casing, a plug pivotally connected to the back of the casing, a power output terminal extended out of one end of the casing, and a receptacle mounted within an opposite end of the casing, wherein the plug can be turned between a vertical position with the rear ends of the contact prongs thereof connected to respective contact metal springs on the circuit board or a horizontal position with the rear ends of the contact prongs disconnected from the circuit board the circuit board has U-clamps for holding the rear ends of the contact prongs of the plug in the vertical position; the receptacle is electrically connected in series to the contact metal springs on the circuit board, and has a protective cover pivotally connected to the casing for entrance control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Inventor: Ming D. Chioo