Patents by Inventor Shin Tsai Wu

Shin Tsai Wu 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: 7181787
    Abstract: An air mattress assembly is provided herein, which mainly contains an air mattress, a blanket member, and a mattress cover. The blanket member is laid flatly on top of the air mattress, which contains a heating wire, a cotton blanket, and an insulating cover. The heating wire is layout on and embedded inside the cotton blanket which is in turn wrapped air-tightly inside the insulating cover. A plurality of snap-on devices are configured on a side and along the perimeter of the insulating cover. The mattress cover covers the blanket member and the air mattress, and has a same number of snap-on devices corresponding to those on the blanket member. These snap-on devices join to those on the blanket member so as to position and attach the blanket member to the mattress cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Shin-Tsai Wu
  • Publication number: 20070000062
    Abstract: A nest-like mattress is disclosed. The mattress comprises a multiple compartments and a nest-like fitting characterized in that the multiple inner compartments are soft, air-filled sac structure and are fitted within an individual cavity of the nest-like fitting, each air-filled inner compartment is provided with an independent nozzle, and the inner compartment has a pulling strap which allows mounting at corresponding cavity of the nest-like fitting, the nest-like fitting is provided with a plurality of cavities and each cavity allows an inner compartment and the air-filled inner compartments are located on the individual cavity, the lateral side opening of the fitting is provided with a covering cloth, the edge of the covering cloth and that of the fitting are mounted with zip or fastening/button member so as to close the side opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Shin-Tsai Wu
  • Publication number: 20070000050
    Abstract: An air mattress assembly is provided herein, which mainly contains an air mattress, a blanket member, and a mattress cover. The blanket member is laid flatly on top of the air mattress, which contains a heating wire, a cotton blanket, and an insulating cover. The heating wire is layout on and embedded inside the cotton blanket which is in turn wrapped air-tightly inside the insulating cover. A plurality of snap-on devices are configured on a side and along the perimeter of the insulating cover. The mattress cover covers the blanket member and the air mattress, and has a same number of snap-on devices corresponding to those on the blanket member. These snap-on devices join to those on the blanket member so as to position and attach the blanket member to the mattress cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Shin-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 7150060
    Abstract: A nest-like mattress is disclosed. The mattress comprises a multiple compartments and a nest-like fitting characterized in that the multiple inner compartments are soft, air-filled sac structure and are fitted within an individual cavity of the nest-like fitting, each air-filled inner compartment is provided with an independent nozzle, and the inner compartment has a pulling strap which allows mounting at corresponding cavity of the nest-like fitting, the nest-like fitting is provided with a plurality of cavities and each cavity allows an inner compartment and the air-filled inner compartments are located on the individual cavity, the lateral side opening of the fitting is provided with a covering cloth, the edge of the covering cloth and that of the fitting are mounted with zip or fastening/button member so as to close the side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Shin-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 6880481
    Abstract: An inflatable kayak having a multi-position footrest spaced from the seat of the kayak is disclosed. The multi-position footrest allows the kayak to accommodate operators of various sizes. The kayak may also include front and rear recessed cargo compartments which allow a significant quantity of cargo to be carried on the kayak without significantly raising the center of gravity of the kayak and without causing the kayak to become unbalanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Dunn, Shin Tsai Wu, Andrew T. Metzger
  • Publication number: 20040035344
    Abstract: A collapsible pontoon paddle boat that includes inflatable pontoons that may be deflated, and a series of frame pieces that may be disassembled. The frame structure includes metal tubes that snap into anchors that are integrally formed on the sides of the pontoons. A removable seat is provided for the boat that is supported by a series of cinch straps that allows fore and aft sections of the seating surface to be adjusted up and down relative to the pontoons. A plurality of mounting locations may be provided for removable cranks and paddle wheels so that their position may be adjusted relative to the seat. A rudder for the pontoon paddle boat is connected to the frame for the pontoon paddle boat by a friction connection and includes a pivot mechanism that permits folding to a position where it extends parallel to the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Metzger, Shin Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 6691633
    Abstract: A collapsible pontoon paddle boat that includes inflatable pontoons that may be deflated, and a series of frame pieces that may be disassembled. The frame structure includes metal tubes that snap into anchors that are integrally formed on the sides of the pontoons. A removable seat is provided for the boat that is supported by a series of cinch straps that allows fore and aft sections of the seating surface to be adjusted up and down relative to the pontoons. A plurality of mounting locations may be provided for removable cranks and paddle wheels so that their position may be adjusted relative to the seat. A rudder for the pontoon paddle boat is connected to the frame for the pontoon paddle boat by a friction connection and includes a pivot mechanism that permits folding to a position where it extends parallel to the boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Metzger, Shin Tsai Wu