Patents by Inventor Robin Liang

Robin Liang 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: 11420316
    Abstract: A multifunction money clip includes a first plate and a second plate connected to the first plate via a plurality of connectors at the corners of the first and second plate, the first and second plate forming an internal area. The multifunction money clip further includes a plurality of tools each rotationally connected to the first and second plate via one of the plurality of connectors, the plurality of tools located in the internal area when retracted. The multifunction money clip further includes a double clip located on the first plate, a first portion of the double clip opening in a first direction and configured to trap items between the first plate and the clip and a second portion of the double clip opening in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and configured to trap items between the second clip portion and the first clip portion. A small clip is included opposite the double clip to attach to a pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Andrew Valentine, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: 10837595
    Abstract: A device holder includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The device holder further includes a spring arm connecting the first and second body portion, the first body portion having a first recess that receives a first portion of the spring arm, the second body portion having a second recess that receives a second portion of the spring arm, the first and second body portion having a first configuration where the spring arm is in the first and second recess and a second configuration where the spring arm is out of the first recess. In order to change from the first configuration to the second configuration, the spring arm compresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Publication number: 20190375087
    Abstract: A multifunction money clip includes a first plate and a second plate connected to the first plate via a plurality of connectors at the corners of the first and second plate, the first and second plate forming an internal area. The multifunction money clip further includes a plurality of tools each rotationally connected to the first and second plate via one of the plurality of connectors, the plurality of tools located in the internal area when retracted. The multifunction money clip further includes a double clip located on the first plate, a first portion of the double clip opening in a first direction and configured to trap items between the first plate and the clip and a second portion of the double clip opening in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and configured to trap items between the second clip portion and the first clip portion. A small clip is included opposite the double clip to attach to a pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Andrew Valentine, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Publication number: 20190178438
    Abstract: A device holder includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The device holder further includes a spring arm connecting the first and second body portion, the first body portion having a first recess that receives a first portion of the spring arm, the second body portion having a second recess that receives a second portion of the spring arm, the first and second body portion having a first configuration where the spring arm is in the first and second recess and a second configuration where the spring arm is out of the first recess. In order to change from the first configuration to the second configuration, the spring arm compresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: 9441665
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching items includes a body, first hook, and second hook oriented on a first side and a second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first gate and a second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, and the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a first sliding lock and a second sliding lock, the first and second sliding locks oriented on the first and second gates, respectively; the first and second sliding locks having a first position, being a locked position, where the sliding lock is positioned in a first notch and a second notch in the body, and a second position, being an unlocked position, where the first and second sliding locks are distal from the first and second notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Bowden Ormsbee, Richard N. Case, Rex W. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9255602
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching items includes a body and a first and second hook oriented on a first and second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first and second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, and the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a first and second sliding lock, the first and second sliding locks oriented on the first and second gates, respectively, the first and second sliding locks having a first position, the first position being a locked position where the sliding lock is positioned in a first and second notch in the body, and a second position, the second position being an unlocked position where the first and second sliding locks are distal from the first and second notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Publication number: 20140115840
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching items includes a body, first hook, and second hook oriented on a first side and a second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first gate and a second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, and the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a first sliding lock and a second sliding lock, the first and second sliding locks oriented on the first and second gates, respectively; the first and second sliding locks having a first position, being a locked position, where the sliding lock is positioned in a first notch and a second notch in the body, and a second position, being an unlocked position, where the first and second sliding locks are distal from the first and second notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Bowden Ormsbee, Richard N. Case, Rex W. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20130232741
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching items includes a body and a first and second hook oriented on a first and second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first and second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, and the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a first and second sliding lock, the first and second sliding locks oriented on the first and second gates, respectively, the first and second sliding locks having a first position, the first position being a locked position where the sliding lock is positioned in a first and second notch in the body, and a second position, the second position being an unlocked position where the first and second sliding locks are distal from the first and second notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Publication number: 20120224358
    Abstract: A flashlight having a control unit with a push button for activating the flashlight. The control unit connects to a computer via an USB port, whereby user-configurable control information is downloaded. A computer program running on the computer enables operating conditions of the flashlight to be selected by a user according to predetermined types of activation, e.g., of the push button. The operating conditions are collated into operating instructions associated with the predetermined types of activation. The operating instructions are converted into byte code and downloaded to and stored on a memory in the control unit. Upon detecting a predetermined activation type, the control unit accesses the operating conditions and configures the flashlight accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry A. Noble, Fergus M. Noble, Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D577574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D613438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Taylor Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D698625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D735559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Bowden Ormsbee, Richard N. Case, Rex W. Stevens
  • Patent number: D784682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D811636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Galli, Bowden Ormsbee, Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D862453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D877594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Andrew Valentine, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: D889236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Karacostas, Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D889240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Liang
  • Patent number: D1083175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Liang