Patents by Inventor Shih-Chuan Lai Chuang

Shih-Chuan Lai Chuang 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).

  • Publication number: 20020082098
    Abstract: A billiard cue includes a core made of foam material and a mediate layer wrapped around the core. The mediate layer includes fiber strips and wooden plates soaked with epoxide resin. A wooden layer is wrapped around the mediate layer. The cue is heated and pressurized by suitable molds to let the fiber strips and wooden plates be securely combined with each other. The foam core absorbs shocks and the wooden plates remain features of wooden billiard cues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Shih-Chuan Lai Chuang
  • Patent number: 6017277
    Abstract: A billiard cue includes a shaft with a tube received in the front end thereof and a ferrule member is engaged with the tube in which batteries are received. The ferrule member has a beam emitting device connected to the front end thereof which has an aperture defined therethrough. A switch is connected to the ferrule member and electrically connected to the beam emitting device. A tip is attached to the distal end of the beam emitting device and has a passage defined therethrough which is in alignment with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventor: Shih-Chuan Lai Chuang