Patents by Inventor Ming-Fong Wu

Ming-Fong Wu 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).

  • Pepper mill
    Patent number: 7726595
    Abstract: A pepper mill includes a receiving unit defining a receiving space, a grinding unit disposed at one end of the receiving space, and a stop unit dividing the receiving space into first and second space portions that are respectively distal from and proximate to the grinding unit. The stop unit is formed with a passage to permit peppercorns in the first space portion to fall into the grinding unit so as to be ground thereby through the second space portion when the pepper mill is disposed at a dispensing position, and is configured to stop a portion of residual ground pepper in the second space portion from reaching the first space portion via the passage when the pepper mill is disposed at a non-dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Yienn Lih Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Fong Wu
  • PEPPER MILL
    Publication number: 20090121063
    Abstract: A pepper mill includes a receiving unit defining a receiving space, a grinding unit disposed at one end of the receiving space, and a stop unit dividing the receiving space into first and second space portions that are respectively distal from and proximate to the grinding unit. The stop unit is formed with a passage to permit peppercorns in the first space portion to fall into the grinding unit so as to be ground thereby through the second space portion when the pepper mill is disposed at a dispensing position, and is configured to stop a portion of residual ground pepper in the second space portion from reaching the first space portion via the passage when the pepper mill is disposed at a non-dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: YIENN LIH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Fong WU