Patents by Inventor Ming-Hsien Cheng

Ming-Hsien Cheng 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: 20100237561
    Abstract: A toy block assembly puzzle, which is arranged diagonally, ideal for advanced users, comprises: a game tray (20) and plurality of assembly pieces (10) which will be arranged in a concave recess (21) of said game tray (20), characterized in that: said concave recess (21) of said game tray (20) including 50 concave slots (22), arranged in 11 rows; each odd row (row 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) having 5 slots and each even row (row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) having 4 slots; all slots (22) of said odd and even row are staggered arranged, forming 10 diagonal rows, each having an angle of 45 degree enclosed by said diagonal row and a border of said game tray (20); said assembly pieces (10) comprise 11 building blocks (1A˜1K), each having a different shape and formed by 3˜5 adjacent units; a total sum of units of said 11 building blocks (1A˜1K) are 50 units; said building blocks (1A˜1K) are placed diagonally with an oblique angle of 45 degree, into said 50 concave slots (22), which are provided on the game tray (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Publication number: 20080274665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to building base plates assembled to make two or three dimensional pyramids. Eight building base plates (1A˜1H) can be arranged as a rectangular plane (50) with seven cubic units in longitudinal direction, five cubic units in transversal direction; or assembled to build a five-layer (61˜65) pyramid (60) on a triangular frame each side arrayed five cubic units, a first layer arrayed fifteen cubic units. Furthermore, four building base plates (1I˜1L) with different shapes added to the eight building base plates (1A˜1H), totally fifty six cubic units of those twelve building base plates make a rectangular shape (70) with eight cubic units in longitudinal direction, seven cubic units in transversal direction, or assembled to build a six-layer (81˜86) pyramid (80) on a triangular frame, each side arrayed six cubic units, a first layer of the pyramid arrayed twenty one cubic units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Publication number: 20080108274
    Abstract: A set of blocks assembled to form a pyramid with a square base, three sets assembled to form a pyramid with triangle base, each of the pyramids are formed at different angle respectively, to transform the square base to the triangle base pyramids challenges spatial temporal reasoning of the players. Players facing challenges from the pyramids improve their imagination with fun. Each of 12 building blocks composed of 3˜5 spheres, totally a set of blocks aggregated 55 spheres on the base to form a pyramid with square base, each of four sides of the base having 5 location pits, totally 25 location pits formed on the base. 3 sets of blocks aggregated 165 spheres assembled on the base to form a pyramid with triangle base, each of three sides of the base having 9 location pits respectively, totally 45 location pits formed on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070187890
    Abstract: A set of blocks assembled to form a four-facet pyramid, three sets assembled to form a three-facet pyramid, each of the pyramids are formed at different angle respectively, to transform the four-facet to the three facet pyramid challenges the spatial concept of the players. At least, the player faces the challenges from the pyramids is to improve his reasoning about space with fun. Each of 12 building blocks is composed of 3˜5 spheres, totally a set of blocks are aggregated 55 spheres on the base to form a four-facet pyramid, each of four sides of the base having 5 location pits, totally 25 location pits formed on the base. Totally 3 sets of blocks are aggregated 165 spheres assembled on the base to form a three-facet pyramid, each of three sides of the base having 9 location pits respectively, totally 45 location pits formed on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Patent number: 7040621
    Abstract: An intellectual building base plate assembling game device comprises a triangular game tray having 28 adjacent slots which is arranged as seven lines, a first line having one slot; a second line having two slots; a third line having third slots, a fourth line having fourth slots; a fifth line having fifth slots, a sixth line having sixth slots, and a seven line having seven slots; and eighteen building blocks of different shapes. Moreover, an intellectual building base plate assembling game device comprising: a planar game tray having a concave slot inside a planar game tray; a fastening element standing on a bottom of the concave slot; and eighteen building blocks of different shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Publication number: 20040063080
    Abstract: An intellectual building base plate assembling game device comprises a triangular game tray having 28 adjacent slots which is arranged as seven lines, a first line having one slot; a second line having two slots; a third line having third slots, a fourth line having fourth slots; a fifth line having fifth slots, a sixth line having sixth slots, and a seven line having seven slots; and eighteen building blocks of different shapes. Moreover, an intellectual building base plate assembling game device comprising: a planar game tray having a concave slot inside a planar game tray; a fastening element standing on a bottom of the concave slot; and eighteen building blocks of different shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Patent number: 6702285
    Abstract: The present invention of intellectual building blocks are seventeen building blocks in different shapes assembled unequally by three to six units to make a planar or three-dimensional arrangement and combination to conduct the arrangement as in a Russian block game through cooperating with a game frame disposed with three-dimensional paling rods and a guide slot, to arrange a three-dimensional pyramid through cooperating with a triangular game tray or to arrange different planar patterns through cooperating with a planar game tray so as to achieve the intellectual and edutainment effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Publication number: 20030190591
    Abstract: The present invention of intellectual building blocks are seventeen building blocks in different shapes assembled unequally by three to six units to make a planar or three-dimensional arrangement and combination to conduct the arrangement as in a Russian block game through cooperating with a game frame disposed with three-dimensional paling rods and a guide slot, to arrange a three-dimensional pyramid through cooperating with a triangular game tray or to arrange different planar patterns through cooperating with a planar game tray so as to achieve the intellectual and edutainment effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng
  • Patent number: 6220919
    Abstract: An assembled building block formed by nineteen unit assemblies and a plurality of round holes for forming various geometrical shapes with corners of angles 60 degrees, 90 degrees and 120 degrees. The unit assemblies are formed by 1 and 3 to 6 small units integrally, there are five combination and nineteen sub-combination in the assembling of each unit assembly. The small unit of the unit assemblies is a polygon, and 9˜83 grooves for receiving the small units are formed on the surface of the building block seat. By the unit assemblies 1˜19 to conform to different building block seats, many different assemblies are formed. Moreover, different shapes, such a plane single layers, or a stacked double layers, or a stacked three layers, or pyramids with three to five layers can be formed with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Ming-Hsien Cheng