Patents by Inventor Tianhou Li

Tianhou Li 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: 20080129695
    Abstract: A foot-operated controller is disclosed for controlling a display device. The device is manipulated by a user's feet in order to send commands to a display device. The foot-operated controller can communicate with a display device either wirelessly or through a cable. The foot-operated controller may use buttons, joysticks, track balls, scroll rollers, infrared switches, or any other useful control mechanisms for sending commands to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Tianhou Li
  • Publication number: 20080129683
    Abstract: A foot-operated controller is disclosed for controlling a display device. The device is manipulated by a user's feet in order to send commands to a display device. The foot-operated controller can communicate with a display device either wirelessly or through a cable. The foot-operated controller may use buttons, joysticks, track balls, scroll rollers, infrared switches, or any other useful control mechanisms for sending commands to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Tianhou Li
  • Publication number: 20070132718
    Abstract: A foot-operated controller is disclosed for controlling a display device. The device is manipulated by a user's feet in order to send commands to a display device. The foot-operated controller can communicate with a display device either wirelessly or through a cable. The foot-operated controller may use buttons, joy sticks, track balls, scroll rollers, infrared switches, or any other useful control mechanisms for sending commands to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Tianhou Li, Wendong Li
  • Patent number: 5340006
    Abstract: A head-supported drink holder apparatus (10) for supporting a beverage receptacle (100) at a desired generally horizontal distance from a user's mouth; wherein, the apparatus comprises a pair of support members (20) strapped to the user's head and having apertured outwardly projecting foot elements (23) adapted to rotatably support an outer ring element (34) which in turn rotatably supports an inner ring element (31) which is dimensioned to releasably support the beverage receptacle (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Inventor: Tianhou Li
  • Patent number: 5292106
    Abstract: In a staple remover wherein a pair of pointed teeth engage with a second pair of teeth to remove a staple the improvement which comprises providing a pair of clamping plates at the opposite end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Inventor: Tianhou Li
  • Patent number: D549227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Bili, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianhou Li, Wendong Li