Patents by Inventor Samuel Chen

Samuel Chen 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: 10434350
    Abstract: A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Publication number: 20190304145
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for generating a pseudo-CT image volume from multiple MRI scans through determining and then applying multi-variable polynomial mapping functions. An exemplary example extracts intensity values of voxels in images from acquired multiple MRI scans and CT scan from a plurality of training subjects to determine a multi-variable high-degree polynomial function for each of three regions, which is then applied to voxels in corresponding regions from images of multiple MRI scans of the target subject to generate the pseudo-CT image volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ziwei Lin, Samuel Chen Leu, Zhibin Huang
  • Patent number: 10258854
    Abstract: A basketball trampoline device includes a trampoline having a trampoline bed, an enclosure, and enclosure poles supporting the enclosure. The basketball traveling has an upper arch member attached to a first enclosure pole. A lower arch member is attached to a second enclosure pole. The upper arch member and the lower arch member form an arch member pair. A basketball backboard and hoop are mounted to the upper arch member and the lower arch member by at least three backboard connectors. An upper backboard connector connects to the upper arch member and a lower backboard connector connects to the lower arch member. The upper arch member is fitted above the lower arch member to form the arch member pair defining a crescent-shaped flexible extension frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Publication number: 20190091540
    Abstract: A trampoline includes a trampoline frame with trampoline legs supporting the trampoline frame above a ground. Trampoline springs connect to the trampoline frame. A trampoline bed is connected to the trampoline springs. The trampoline bed is extended across the trampoline frame. A trampoline enclosure has at least one enclosure pole supporting an enclosure net. A pulley system is mounted to the enclosure pole and the pulley system includes a pulley mounted to a pulley line. The pulley line connects to an enclosure top support. The enclosure net is connected to the enclosure top support. Optionally, the trampoline also has a free end of the pulley line. The free end of the pulley line extends away from the pulley to be accessible to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10232208
    Abstract: A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10188888
    Abstract: A spring enclosure trampoline includes a trampoline bed connected across a horizontal frame member. The trampoline bed is supported by a plurality of springs. Trampoline legs support the horizontal frame member above a ground surface. A trampoline enclosure supports a trampoline enclosure net from a spring enclosure netting support. The trampoline enclosure surrounds the trampoline bed and the trampoline enclosure is supported on a trampoline pole. The spring enclosure netting support is formed as a leaf spring. The leaf spring is flexible in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction. A leaf spring vertical dimension is greater than the leaf spring horizontal dimension. A horizontal spring constant of the leaf spring, and a vertical spring constant of the leaf spring are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10173091
    Abstract: A trampoline includes a trampoline frame including a trampoline frame ring supported by a trampoline frame. A trampoline bed is supported across the trampoline frame. The trampoline frame is foldable. Enclosure poles are oriented in a vertical orientation when the enclosure poles are in a deployed position. One or more hinge joints connect the enclosure poles to the trampoline frame. The enclosure poles are mounted to the trampoline frame ring at the hinge joints. The enclosure poles fold inward to a horizontal position when the enclosure poles fold to a folded position. The enclosure poles may overlap each other when folding to the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10166457
    Abstract: A trampoline has a frame and the frame includes legs for supporting the frame above a ground surface. A bed is suspended on the frame by springs. The springs attach between the frame and the bed. The enclosure has enclosure poles. The enclosure poles are upwardly extending from the frame so that the enclosure poles terminate at pole tips. The enclosure further includes an enclosure net suspended from the pole tips. Each tapered pole connector panel connects to a respective pole tip on a respective enclosure pole. The tapered pole connector panels are connected to the enclosure net to support the net and hang the net from the pole tips. The plurality of tapered pole connector panels are formed from sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10166484
    Abstract: The post is preferably made in sections including a lower post section connected to a middle post section connected to an upper post section. A water conduit passes through the post or along the post to deliver water from the water outlet to the bucket. A pool is formed as an aboveground pool and preferably includes an inflatable ring at an upper edge of the pool. A pool cavity for retaining water is defined by the inflatable ring. The pool has a pool outlet connected to an outlet line. The outlet line delivers water to a water pump. The water pump delivers water to a pressurized water line. The pressurized water line is connected to a water conduit. The first arm and the second arm form a yoke that attach to sidewalls of the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10124200
    Abstract: A trampoline game has a trampoline with a trampoline frame and a trampoline bed. The trampoline bed is connected to the trampoline frame by a plurality of springs. A gun has an infrared emitter emitting an infrared signal. A target has one or more infrared receivers capable of receiving a signal from the infrared emitter of the gun. A second gun also has an infrared emitter emitting an infrared signal, and the target is capable of receiving an infrared signal from the second gun. A bounce sensor can be used for sensing user bounces. The bounce sensor outputs data which could be sent to a microprocessor. Defined game parameters may be stored in memory programmed into a microprocessor that receives data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Publication number: 20180296869
    Abstract: A trampoline includes a trampoline frame including a trampoline frame ring supported by a trampoline frame. A trampoline bed is supported across the trampoline frame. The trampoline frame is foldable. Enclosure poles are oriented in a vertical orientation when the enclosure poles are in a deployed position. One or more hinge joints connect the enclosure poles to the trampoline frame. The enclosure poles are mounted to the trampoline frame ring at the hinge joints. The enclosure poles fold inward to a horizontal position when the enclosure poles fold to a folded position. The enclosure poles may overlap each other when folding to the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Publication number: 20180290000
    Abstract: A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10092663
    Abstract: Polymers are described herein comprising: a reaction product of a prepolymer solution including at least one macromer, at least one flexomer, and at least one visualization agent. Methods of making and using these polymers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Terumo Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Constant, Gregory M. Cruise, Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 10092787
    Abstract: A trampoline has a trampoline bed, a set of trampoline springs, and a trampoline frame retaining the trampoline bed. The trampoline frame has a horizontal tube frame. The horizontal tube frame is made in sections. A corrugated upper surface is formed on the horizontal tube frame including an inside tube connected to an outside tube. An inside tube has an inside tube wave top and an outside view has an outside tube wave top. Preferably, the horizontal tube frame further includes a corrugated lower surface formed on the inside tube and on outside tube so that the inside tube has an inside tube wave bottom and the outside tube has an outside tube wave bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Publication number: 20180256931
    Abstract: A spring enclosure trampoline has a trampoline bed connected across a horizontal frame member. Trampoline legs supporting the horizontal frame member above a ground surface. A trampoline enclosure supporting a trampoline enclosure net from a spring enclosure netting support. The trampoline enclosure surrounds the trampoline bed and the trampoline enclosure is supported on a trampoline pole. The spring enclosure netting support is formed as a leaf spring. The leaf spring is flexible in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction. A leaf spring vertical dimension is greater than a leaf spring horizontal dimension. The leaf spring is formed as an elongated strip. The leaf spring connectors are connected to the trampoline poles. The leaf spring connectors are mounted to the leaf spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: SAMUEL CHEN
  • Patent number: D842957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: D843537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: D846297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: D847287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: D857996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Samuel Chen