Patents by Inventor Tang-Min Lan

Tang-Min Lan 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: 20070249975
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable ball-containing massage device, which comprises: multiple balls and a body. The body has at least one accommodation surface, which those balls are installed to and can rotate within. Multiple retainers are installed between the accommodation surface and the balls and used to accommodate the balls. The curvature of the accommodation surface and the sizes of the balls may vary to match some portion of the human body. The body may be a base with a handle, a column with a slip-proof element, or a fabric, which can separately provide a holding function or a large-area massage effect for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuei Pan, Tang-Min Lan
  • Patent number: 5864983
    Abstract: A flytrap including a casing having a trapping area adapted for holding a bait for attracting flies, a flapping mechanism, a holding-down mechanism, and an intermittent action control device, wherein when the driving mechanism is turned on, the holding-down mechanism is moved by a driven member of the driving mechanism to hold down the flapping mechanism, and the intermittent action control device starts counting a predetermined length of time when the driven member is turned to switch off a power control switch in cutting off power supply from the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is started again when the counting is ended, causing the the holding-down mechanism to be released from the flapping mechanism, permitting the flapping mechanism to flap attracted flies with a flyflap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Tang-Min Lan