Patents by Inventor Shiu-Fai Stephen Man

Shiu-Fai Stephen Man 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: 11846384
    Abstract: A tilt angle adjustment mechanism capable of both discrete and fine adjustment includes a bracket, a housing tiltably connected to the bracket and a wheel disposed between the bracket and the housing and rotatably connected to the bracket. A spiral guiding member is provided on the wheel and engages with a curved row of evenly spaced detents at the housing to fix the housing to the wheel at plural predetermined tilt angles defined by the detents to achieve discrete tilt angle adjustment of the housing, and rotation of the wheel drives the spiral guiding member to slide through the curved row of detents and causes the tilt angle of the housing to continuously change with the rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20190098731
    Abstract: A programmable flashlight with automatic light intensity adjustment means includes a flashlight casing, a light source, a programmable switch, a printed circuit board with a microprocessor coupled thereon, a power source and a sensor component. A light controlling program operable by the microprocessor is adapted to control electrical current passing through the light source according to intensity of incident light as detected by the sensor. A programming program operable by the microprocessor is adapted to control the programming of the functional sequence of the programmable switch and/or the parameters of each of the operation modes by sensing a sequence of ON and OFF light flashes as generated by an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen MAN
  • Patent number: 9709247
    Abstract: A portable light with light directing mechanism for providing different light modes includes a light source, a housing, a first lighting member, a second lighting member, a rotating means and a light guide. The light guide together with the light source is rotatable by the rotating means along a light guide axis between a first position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the first light inlet of the first lighting member and a second position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the second light inlet of the second lighting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20160010831
    Abstract: A portable light with light directing mechanism for providing different light modes includes a light source, a housing, a first lighting member, a second lighting member, a rotating means and a light guide. The light guide together with the light source is rotatable by the rotating means along a light guide axis between a first position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the first light inlet of the first lighting member and a second position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the second light inlet of the second lighting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Patent number: 9039250
    Abstract: A reflector assembly for eliminating unwanted stray lights comprising a reflector body having a reflector body focal point on a reflector body optical axis where a light source is positioned and a front opening for receiving a lens, wherein the lens is configured to reflect light rays which emanate from the light source to strike the lens to the reflector body which is configured to reflect the light rays reflected by the lens back to the light source, and to reflect light rays which emanate from the light source and reflected by the reflector body to strike the lens back to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: KAPER INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20150036357
    Abstract: A reflector assembly for eliminating unwanted stray lights comprising a reflector body having a reflector body focal point on a reflector body optical axis where a light source is positioned and a front opening for receiving a lens, wherein the lens is configured to reflect light rays which emanate from the light source to strike the lens to the reflector body which is configured to reflect the light rays reflected by the lens back to the light source, and to reflect light rays which emanate from the light source and reflected by the reflector body to strike the lens back to the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: SHIU-FAI STEPHEN MAN
  • Patent number: 8368317
    Abstract: A flashlight with momentary function and multiple lighting modes wherein a mechanical switch is activated by a pushbutton so that each depression of the pushbutton causes the switch to cycle through a first state, a second state and a third state sequentially. When the switch is in the first state or the second state, it is electrically connected to the respective port of the integrated circuit and the integrated circuit drives the light source to operate in the respective lighting mode; when the switch is in the third state, it is electrically disconnected from the integrated circuit and the integrated circuit drives the light source to operate in a third lighting mode. When the integrated circuit detects that the switch is disconnected from the integrated circuit after a state which corresponds to the OFF mode and is therefore transitioning to a subsequent state, it drives the light source to operate in the lighting mode of the subsequent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kaper Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20120161670
    Abstract: A flashlight with momentary function and multiple lighting modes wherein a mechanical switch is activated by a pushbutton so that each depression of the pushbutton causes the switch to cycle through a first state, a second state and a third state sequentially. When the switch is in the first state or the second state, it is electrically connected to the respective port of the integrated circuit and the integrated circuit drives the light source to operate in the respective lighting mode; when the switch is in the third state, it is electrically disconnected from the integrated circuit and the integrated circuit drives the light source to operate in a third lighting mode. When the integrated circuit detects that the switch is disconnected from the integrated circuit after a state which corresponds to the OFF mode and is therefore transitioning to a subsequent state, it drives the light source to operate in the lighting mode of the subsequent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KAPER INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: SHIU-FAI STEPHEN MAN
  • Patent number: 7635197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flashlight with battery cartridge assembly which comprises a case disposed with a light source assembly and a battery cartridge assembly which is removably inserted into the case, wherein the battery cartridge assembly comprises a battery cartridge and an end cap which are fixedly connected with each other, and a switch is disposed between the battery cartridge and the end cap, and the battery cartridge is in a tubular shape for housing one or more batteries, and one end of the battery cartridge which faces the light source assembly is disposed with a first electric contact and a second electric contact, both of which are electrically connected to the light source assembly respectively, and the other end of the battery cartridge which faces the end cap is disposed with a third electric contact and a fourth electric contact, both of which are electrically connected to the switch respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Kaper Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20080198586
    Abstract: A flashlight with automatic light intensity adjustment means comprising a flashlight casing, a light source, a switch, a light controlling circuit on a printed circuit board and a power source, wherein a sensor component is attached to the flashlight casing, and the sensor component comprises a sensor casing and an incident light intensity sensor disposed therein, and the sensor is electronically connected to the light source, the switch, the light controlling circuit and the power source, and the light controlling circuit controls electrical current passing through the light source according to intensity of incident light as detected by the sensor so that more current is passed through the light source when a lower intensity of incident light is detected, and less current is passed through the light source when a higher intensity of incident light is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: KAPER INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Patent number: 7410271
    Abstract: A flashlight with automatic light intensity adjustment means comprising a flashlight casing, a light source, a switch, a light controlling circuit on a printed circuit board and a power source, wherein a sensor component is attached to the flashlight casing, and the sensor component comprises a sensor casing and an incident light intensity sensor disposed therein, and the sensor is electronically connected to the light source, the switch, the light controlling circuit and the power source, and the light controlling circuit controls electrical current passing through the light source according to intensity of incident light as detected by the sensor so that more current is passed through the light source when a lower intensity of incident light is detected, and less current is passed through the light source when a higher intensity of incident light is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Kaper Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen Man
  • Publication number: 20080165529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flashlight with battery cartridge assembly which comprises a case disposed with a light source assembly and a battery cartridge assembly which is removably inserted into the case, wherein the battery cartridge assembly comprises a battery cartridge and an end cap which are fixedly connected with each other, and a switch is disposed between the battery cartridge and the end cap, and the battery cartridge is in a tubular shape for housing one or more batteries, and one end of the battery cartridge which faces the light source assembly is disposed with a first electric contact and a second electric contact, both of which are electrically connected to the light source assembly respectively, and the other end of the battery cartridge which faces the end cap is disposed with a third electric contact and a fourth electric contact, both of which are electrically connected to the switch respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KAPER INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Shiu-Fai Stephen MAN