Patents by Inventor Paul Lin

Paul Lin 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).

  • KINASE MODULATION, AND INDICATIONS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140037617
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of using protein kinase inhibitors for treating diseases and conditions, including diseases and conditions associated with activity of any protein kinase selected from Fms protein kinase including any mutations thereof, Kit protein kinase any mutations thereof, Flt-3 protein kinase any mutations thereof and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Gideon Bollag, Klaus-Peter Hirth, Prabha N. Ibrahim, Paul Lin, Brian West
  • Push Cart with Expandable Load-Carrying Area
    Publication number: 20140021699
    Abstract: A push cart having an expansion unit for expanding load-carrying surface includes a movable cart frame, a load-carrying plate, an expansion unit and a coupling mechanism. The load-carrying plate is installed on the cart frame. The expansion unit includes at least one expansion plate. The coupling mechanism includes at least one coupling unit for detachably coupling the expansion plate to one side of the load-carrying plate. The coupling unit includes a female component disposed in one of the load-carrying plate and the expansion plate and a male component disposed on the other one of the load-carrying plate and the expansion plate for mating engagement with the female component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • SUNSHADE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140014282
    Abstract: A sunshade device for a side window of a vehicle includes a sunshade cloth having two opposite side portions and a pair of non-metallic stretchable support elements that are respectively provided on the two opposite side portions. The non-metallic stretchable support elements are resilient stitch lines that are made of nylon and that are sewn on the two opposite side portions in a plain sewing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Sunshade Assembly
    Publication number: 20130320701
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly includes a mounting seat, a reeling shaft rotatably mounted to the mounting seat, a foldable shade member connected to the reeling shaft and having an expandable end section that has two side portions and a center portion interconnecting the side portions, a sidebar formed with a first receiving groove that is engaged with the center portion of the expandable end section, and two end components connected respectively to opposite ends of the sidebar. Each of the end components is formed with a second receiving groove in spatial communication with the first receiving groove and engaged with a respective one of the side portions of the expandable end section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Driving apparatus with a vibration limiter for worm gear
    Patent number: 8590412
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for operating a sunshade, includes a housing, a gear assembly, a drive unit and a vibration limiter. The drive unit 5 includes a motor with an output shaft, a worm gear connected to the output shaft and the gear assembly and having a free end section opposite to the output shaft. The vibration limiter has an embracing member disposed around the free end section to prevent the free end section from shaking. With the vibration limiter, vibration and rattling noises can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Side bar device for a sunshade assembly
    Patent number: 8573282
    Abstract: A side bar device is adapted to be connected to a retractable shade member of a sunshade assembly. The sunshade assembly includes a housing unit that is formed with a slot. The shade member has a free end portion disposed in the housing unit when the shade member is retracted and adapted to extend outwardly of the housing unit through the slot when the shade member is expanded. The side bar device includes a side bar member adapted to be connected to the free end portion of the shade member, and a cover member having a coupling segment that is coupled removably to the side bar member, and a cover segment that is adapted to be disposed outside the housing unit to cover separably the slot of the housing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Portable Stand for a Portable Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20130249227
    Abstract: A portable stand includes a handle rod, a clamp, and a connecting mechanism. The clamp can detachably clamp a portable electronic device. The connecting mechanism interconnects the handle rod and the clamp such that the handle rod is foldable and rotatable to various angles relative to the clamp. A socket member of the connecting mechanism has a socket wall that has an open end edge and at least one slit, and that defines a receiving space. An engaging member of the connecting mechanism has a ball part that is rotatably mounted in the receiving space and a stem that is connected to the ball part and that is extendable into the slit when the handle rod is folded over the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Sunshade
    Patent number: 8522855
    Abstract: A sunshade includes a roller, a screen wound on the roller, a torque unit, and a latch unit. The torque unit is mounted in the roller, extends outwardly of the roller, and is disposed for urging movement of the screen to a wound state. The latch unit includes a plug disposed in the roller and formed with a pin hole, a pin member, and a biasing member disposed in the roller. The pin member has a main portion (521) extending movably through the pin hole, a diameter-enlarged portion disposed in the roller and connected fixedly to the main portion, and a shoulder portion formed between the main portion and the diameter-enlarged portion and biased by the biasing member to abut resiliently against the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: MACAUTO Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130146237
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly includes a winding shaft, a sunshade curtain wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod connected to a sunshade curtain end distal from the winding shaft, and two guide rail units. Each guide rail unit includes a guide rail having a guide surface. A link unit includes a connecting shaft, and two guide wheels respectively attached to the connecting shaft. Each guide wheel has a rolling surface to roll on the respective guide surface. One of the rolling surface and the guide surface has a guide groove. The other of the rolling surface and the guide surface protrudes into the guide groove. A resistance unit provides a resisting force against rotation of the connecting shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Method of making a sunshade device
    Patent number: 8458906
    Abstract: A method of making a sunshade device includes the steps of: attaching two tension cords to left and right sides of a sunshade cloth, and allowing the tension cords to extend beyond front and rear ends thereof to form front and rear cord extension sections; fixing the rear cord extension sections to a latch unit and a spring unit, respectively, and inserting the latch and spring units respectively into opposite ends of a tubular winding shaft; clamping the rear end of the sunshade cloth; drawing the front cord extension sections to move the winding shaft close to the rear end of the sunshade cloth; using two cord-pulling tools to pull the respective front cord extension sections; fixing the front cord extension sections to the respective end pieces; and fixing the winding shaft to the sunshade cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • HAND-HELD SUPPORT FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20130119227
    Abstract: A hand-held support is adapted for supporting a portable electronic product. The hand-held support includes a grip, a clamping seat for clamping the electronic product, and a connecting mechanism for interconnecting the grip and the clamping seat in such a manner to allow for adjustment of a relative angle between the grip and the clamping seat. The clamping seat includes a clamping wall having two clamping portions that are opposite to each other and that are adapted to contact respectively two opposite sides of the electronic product for clamping the electronic product therebetween, and a base portion interconnecting the clamping portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Paul LIN
  • Autonomous wireless communication system and method of use
    Patent number: 8411654
    Abstract: An autonomous wireless system is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of devices. Each of the plurality of devices includes a wireless interface. At least two devices directly communicate with each other through a direct link between the wireless interfaces of the at least two devices. Methods and apparatus for two or more devices equipped with wireless local area network (WLAN) interface to communicate and exchange selected information are disclosed. Accordingly, a system and method in accordance with the present invention enables a handheld, laptop, smart phone or the like, which is equipped with a WLAN interface, to communicate and exchange business contact, sales brochures, event announcements, presentation materials, alert messages, etc., to other devices that include a WLAN interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: IWT (Innovations in Wireless Technology Inc.), Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Loc, Chung-Wen Dennis Lo, Pojung Paul Lin
  • ELECTRIC SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130068406
    Abstract: An electric sunshade assembly includes a mounting unit including a rail seat that is formed with a slide groove, a sliding unit, a shade unit, and a driving mechanism. The sliding unit includes a gear rack extending slidably into the slide groove, and a guide block engaging fittingly and slidably the slide groove and connected to the gear rack. The shade unit includes a fabric shade hung from the rail seat, and having a hanging edge portion that has a stationary end coupled to the rail seat, and a movable end coupled co-movably to the guide block. The driving mechanism includes a pinion meshing with the gear rack, and driven rotatably to result in sliding movement of the gear rack, thereby driving the fabric shade to move between a contracted state and an extended state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: PAUL LIN
  • Sunshade Assembly Having a Locking Mechanism
    Publication number: 20130020040
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly includes a winding shaft, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, and a pull rod connected to one end of the sunshade cloth. A guide unit includes a base seat disposed below a housing of the sunshade assembly, and a guide rod having a top end connected to the pull rod. A locking mechanism includes a push-push lock mounted on the base seat, and a latch unit fixed to the guide rod and having an engaging tongue. When the sunshade cloth is pulled upward by the pull rod to a stretched position, the guide rod is moved upward so that the engaging tongue pushes and engages the push-push lock. When the guide rod is moved further upward, the engaging tongue pushes again the push-push lock and disengages therefrom, thereby permitting the sunshade cloth to be wound automatically by the winding shaft to a wound position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • SUNSHADE CURTAIN
    Publication number: 20130011640
    Abstract: A sunshade curtain includes a first layer, a second layer spaced apart from the first layer, a light shading layer disposed between the first and second layers, and two gluing layers respectively adhering the first and second layers to two opposite sides of the light shading layer. Each of the gluing layers includes a plurality of glue spots spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: MACAUTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Wind deflector for a vehicle
    Publication number: 20120299336
    Abstract: A wind deflector mountable on a roof of a vehicle in front of a roof opening, includes an elongated web structure having two end portions which are longitudinally opposite to each other, and at least one lateral reinforcing unit bonded to at least one of the end portions, and having at least one lateral reinforcement strip that extends longitudinally of the web structure, that is welded to one of the end portions, and that has a lateral welded face fixed to the web structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Sunshade assembly having a clutch unit
    Patent number: 8312912
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly includes a housing having a top opening, a winding shaft mounted rotatably in the housing, a sunshade cloth wound around the winding shaft, a pull rod disposed outside the top opening, a frame body disposed below the housing, a gear rack mounted to the frame body and having a top end connected to the pull rod, and a clutch unit meshing with the gear rack and including a pusher that is operable to place the clutch unit in a non-clutching position, where the gear rack is freely movable to permit the sunshade cloth to be wound by the winding shaft, or a clutching position, where the clutch unit applies a retarding force to retard a movement of the gear rack, which prevents the winding shaft from winding the sunshade cloth but permits the pull rod to pull and stop the sunshade cloth at a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Sun shield assembly
    Publication number: 20120285633
    Abstract: A sun shield assembly includes: a spool housing provided with first and second supporting seats; a spool-supporting unit disposed in the spool housing and having first and second studs opposite to each other in an axial direction and coupled to the first and second supporting seats, respectively; a spool mounted rotatably to the spool-supporting unit; and a sun shield member mounted movably on the spool. The first supporting seat includes a casing, and a coupler disposed in the casing and formed with an insert hole. The first and second studs extend into the insert hole in the coupler and the first supporting seat, respectively. The first supporting seat further includes an urging member mounted in the casing to urge resiliently the coupler in a first radial direction relative to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Window covering having a winding function
    Patent number: 8307879
    Abstract: A window covering includes a mounting unit, a shading unit, and a winding unit. The mounting unit includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The shading unit includes a rotating axle, a curtain member fixed at one end to the rotating axle and which is wound on and unwound from the rotating axle, a first rotating member, and a second rotating member. The first rotating member and the second rotating member are fixed to the rotating axle and extend respectively through the first fixing member and the second fixing member to support rotation of the rotating axle therebetween. The winding unit is mounted to the first fixing member and includes a spring reel secured to the first rotating member to rotate therewith, an auxiliary wheel, and a spring wound around the auxiliary wheel and which is fixed at one end to the spring reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin
  • Spring drive device for a sunshade assembly
    Patent number: 8302655
    Abstract: A spring drive device is for use with a sunshade assembly which includes a coupling shaft coaxial to and rotatable with a winding shaft and formed with a guided path. The spring drive device includes a spring member disposed in and connected to a shell unit. A connecting shaft is formed with a guideway which has an initial region engaged with the spring member, such that when the connecting shaft is moved along a coupling route, the guideway is kept in slidable engagement with the spring member until a relay region of the guideway reaches the spring member. The connecting shaft is engageable with the coupling shaft to align the guided path with the guideway such that when the movement of the connecting shaft is continued after the relay region reaches the spring member, the guided path is brought to take over the slidable engagement with the spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Macauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Lin