Patents by Inventor S. S. Chen Li

S. S. Chen Li 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: 6227883
    Abstract: An electric combination socket, which includes a socket body having a face panel, an upper round ground slot provided at the face panel on the middle at a top side, flat hot and neutral slots arranged in parallel at the face panel below the upper round ground slot for matching with the upper round ground slot to receive an electric plug from an electric home appliance, a flat ground slot provided at the face panel between the hot and neutral slots for matching with the hot and neutral slots to receive a computer power plug, and a coupling groove provided at the face panel around the hot and neutral slots and the flat ground slot for receiving the shell of a computer power plug, a ground terminal mounted in the flat ground slot, hot and neutral terminals respectively mounted in the hot and neutral slots, and a ground frame at a rear side of the socket body remote from the face panel, the ground frame comprising a top contact portion inserted into the upper round ground slot at the socket body, and a bridge por
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
  • Patent number: 6220880
    Abstract: An electric outlet includes a socket holder formed of a bottom shell and a top cover shell, a plurality of metal terminal holders respectively installed in the socket holder for connection to power supply, and a plurality of sockets respectively installed in respective socket receiving holes on the top cover shell of the socket holder, each socket including a socket body, the socket body having a top face panel for receiving an electric plug, spring hooks for positioning in one socket receiving hole on the top cover shell, and three bottom through holes, a positive terminal metal contact plate and a negative terminal metal contact plate and a grounding metal contact plate respectively mounted inside the socket body and aimed at respective plug insertion slots on the face panel, a plurality of metal frames mounted inside the socket body and respectively connected to the positive and negative terminal metal contact plates and the grounding metal contact plate, the metal frames each having a horizontal wire hole
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
  • Patent number: 6154127
    Abstract: A left/right turn, failure/overtaking vehicle signal light control system, which includes a holder frame, an actuating device pivoted to the holder frame and driven by a lever, two signal lights, first switch means controlled by the actuating device to flash one of the signal lights for left or right turn indication, second switch means controlled to flash the signal lights for failure/overtaking indication, and third switch means connected between the second switch means and the signal lights, wherein the actuating device is moved between a first position where the actuating device is maintained in contact with the third switch means, enabling the signal lights to be flashed for failure/overtaking indication when the second switch means is witched on, and a second position where the actuating device is disconnected from the third switch means, and the first switch means is driven by the actuating device to flash one of the signal lights for left or right turn indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
  • Patent number: 6111772
    Abstract: A universal, voltage variable, safety enhanced electric connector system is provided. Each connector in the system includes a housing, an electric plug and receptacle disposed at opposite side walls of the housing, and power supply circuit means disposed within the housing and connected between the electric plug and receptacle. The power supply circuit means includes a voltage transformer for converting an input power supply voltage into high and low voltage AC power supplies. It also includes the rectifier for converting AC power supply voltage into DC power supply voltage, as well as an AC voltage regulator, a DC voltage regulator and a DC output jack coupled to the rectifier. At least one insertion slot corresponding to one of the transformer voltage outputs in formed on a left side wall of the housing with a pair of metal contact plates provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
  • Patent number: 5938459
    Abstract: An electric plug plate having two symmetrical power blade mounting zones and a grounding prong mounting zone between the power blade mounting zones, a plurality of power blade mounting holes and grounding prong mounting holes respectively disposed at the power blade mounting zones and grounding prong mounting zone, two first metal mounting plates and a second metal mounting plate respectively mounted in respective back recesses thereof and having threaded power blade mounting holes or grounding prong mounting holes corresponding to the power blade mounting holes and grounding prong mounting holes at the power blade mounting zones and grounding prong mounting zone for mounting a pair of metal contact blades and a grounding prong subject to one of a variety of electric plug specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li
  • Patent number: 5885109
    Abstract: An electrical adapter having a face panel with different blade and grounding prong insertion holes for receiving different electrical plugs, a track at its back side adapted to receive one of a set of plug members, a plug unit and a socket unit arranged at two opposite lateral sides so that a plurality of electrical adapters can be connected in series by plugging the plug unit of one electrical adapter into the socket unit of another, and an electrical circuit consisting of a voltage regulator, a voltmeter, a voltage stabilizer, a power switch and a surge absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventors: Chiu-Shan Lee, S. S. Chen Li