Patents by Inventor Shiou-Jhen Wu

Shiou-Jhen 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: 8533878
    Abstract: A hospital bed includes a frame, a head board, a foot board and an apparatus for lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board. The apparatus includes a first motor unit, a shaft unit, a gear box and a second motor unit. The first motor unit is provided beneath the frame. The shaft unit is connected to both of the head board and the foot board. The gear box is provided on a side of the first motor unit and connected to the shaft unit for lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board. The second motor unit includes a motor and a pair of wires. The motor is provided with a mandrel. The mandrel is engaged with the gear box. The second motor unit is electrically connected to the first motor unit through the pair of wires for automatically lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Publication number: 20130160207
    Abstract: A medical bed includes a bed body, a headboard, a footboard and a bed top. The bed body has a head set and a foot set. The headboard and the footboard are attached to the head set and the foot set, respectively. The headboard and the footboard each have two ground-mounted supporting posts, a transverse bar connected between middle portions of the two supporting posts and a headboard body or a footboard body detachably mounted on the supporting posts. The headboard body and footboard body are each a plastic unity. The bed top is installed over the head set and the foot set and has an outer frame and a plurality of parallel flat planks. The medical bed can have its components compactly arranged and received in a single carton. The medical bed is structurally simple and requires reduced packing material and storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Publication number: 20130074266
    Abstract: A hospital bed includes a frame, a head board, a foot board and an apparatus for lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board. The apparatus includes a first motor unit, a shaft unit, a gear box and a second motor unit. The first motor unit is provided beneath the frame. The shaft unit is connected to both of the head board and the foot board. The gear box is provided on a side of the first motor unit and connected to the shaft unit for lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board. The second motor unit includes a motor and a pair of wires. The motor is provided with a mandrel. The mandrel is engaged with the gear box. The second motor unit is electrically connected to the first motor unit through the pair of wires for automatically lifting and lowering the head board and the foot board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Patent number: 8307479
    Abstract: A hospital bed includes a frame including connected first and second sections, a head plate connected to the first section of the frame, a tail plate connected to the second section of the frame, a first lifting unit for lifting and lowering the first section of the frame relative to the head plate, a second lifting unit for lifting and lowering the second section of the frame relative to the tail plate, an axle connected to the first lifting unit, a crank connected to the second lifting unit, a hanger for hanging the axle to the frame, and a gear assembly for connecting the axle to the crank so that the crank is operable to spin the axle to actuate the first and second lifting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Publication number: 20120036639
    Abstract: A hospital bed includes a frame including connected first and second sections, a head plate connected to the first section of the frame, a tail plate connected to the second section of the frame, a first lifting unit for lifting and lowering the first section of the frame relative to the head plate, a second lifting unit for lifting and lowering the second section of the frame relative to the tail plate, an axle connected to the first lifting unit, a crank connected to the second lifting unit, a hanger for hanging the axle to the floor, and a gear assembly for connecting the axle to the crank so that the crank is operable to spin the axle to actuate the first and second lifting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Patent number: 7618354
    Abstract: A stepping exercise apparatus includes a body, a crank pedal mechanism and a foot support device. The crank pedal mechanism is mounted in the body and includes a crank shaft and two pedals mounted respectively on two ends of the crank shaft. The foot support device is connected to the body to support and includes two feet, two positioning locks and two stabilizer bars. The feet are respectively and pivotally connected to body between a folded position and an unfolded position. The positioning locks are respectively mounted between the body and the feet to respectively lock the feet with the body when the feet are respectively kept in the unfolded position. The stabilizer bars are respectively and transversely connected to the feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen Wu
  • Publication number: 20090192024
    Abstract: A stepping exercise apparatus includes a body, a crank pedal mechanism and a foot support device. The crank pedal mechanism is mounted in the body and includes a crank shaft and two pedals mounted respectively on two ends of the crank shaft. The foot support device is connected to the body to support and includes two feet, two positioning locks and two stabilizer bars. The feet are respectively and pivotally connected to body between a folded position and an unfolded position. The positioning locks are respectively mounted between the body and the feet to respectively lock the feet with the body when the feet are respectively kept in the unfolded position. The stabilizer bars are respectively and transversely connected to the feet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Shiou-Jhen WU