Patents by Inventor Sishen Luo

Sishen Luo 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).

  • Ratcheting hose nut for a fluid delivery device
    Patent number: 9440246
    Abstract: A hose nut for coupling a fluid delivery device to a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the hose nut includes a pawl configured to rotate about a hinge between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hose nut is configured to rotate in a first tightening direction relative to the fluid delivery device and a second loosening direction opposite the first tightening direction when the pawl is in the unlocked position, and the pawl is configured to radially engage the fluid delivery device to move the pawl to the unlocked position during rotation in the first tightening direction and the pawl is configured to engage the fluid delivery device to resist rotating in the second loosening direction when the pawl is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Steven Kyle Meehan, Yilin Tang, Sishen Luo
  • RATCHETING HOSE NUT FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140159362
    Abstract: A hose nut for coupling a fluid delivery device to a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the hose nut includes a pawl configured to rotate about a hinge between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hose nut is configured to rotate in a first tightening direction relative to the fluid delivery device and a second loosening direction opposite the first tightening direction when the pawl is in the unlocked position, and the pawl is configured to radially engage the fluid delivery device to move the pawl to the unlocked position during rotation in the first tightening direction and the pawl is configured to engage the fluid delivery device to resist rotating in the second loosening direction when the pawl is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MASCO CORPORATION OF INDIANA
    Inventors: Steven Kyle Meehan, Yilin Tang, Sishen Luo