Patents by Inventor Pao-Hsiu Kuo

Pao-Hsiu Kuo 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).

  • Light-emitting pedal for bicycles
    Patent number: 5662405
    Abstract: A pedal for a bicycle including a body portion formed with a plurality of recesses on a circumference thereof, the body portion being formed with an opening at a central portion thereof, a plurality of light-emitting diodes fitted in respective recesses of the body portion, an axle fitted in the opening, a pair of solenoids installed in the body portion and located at opposite sides of the opening, and a pair of permanent magnets mounted on opposite sides of the axle and disposed between the two solenoids, whereby the pedal will emit light when the bicycle is propelled by the pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Inventor: Pao-Hsiu Kuo