Patents by Inventor Tung Yan Lau

Tung Yan Lau 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: 20230166413
    Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. The first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion are beveled from the middle portion to the respective edges of the stationary blade. The stationary blade is symmetric about a midline of the middle portion. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Timin Ahmad Musallam, Long Quan, Tung Yan Lau, Ken Wong
  • Patent number: 11577413
    Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly. The blade assembly includes a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. The first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion are beveled from the middle portion to the respective edges of the stationary blade. The stationary blade is symmetric about a midline of the middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Timin Ahmad Musallam, Long Quan, Tung Yan Lau, Ken Wong
  • Publication number: 20210387365
    Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. The first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion are beveled from the middle portion to the respective edges of the stationary blade. The stationary blade is symmetric about a midline of the middle portion. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Timin Ahmad Musallam, Long Quan, Tung Yan Lau, Ken Wong
  • Patent number: 11104016
    Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Timin Ahmad Musallam, Long Quan, Tung Yan Lau, Ken Wong
  • Publication number: 20200061856
    Abstract: A trimmer includes a blade assembly including a stationary blade and a movable blade. Each of the stationary blade and the movable blade includes blade teeth. The stationary blade includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion, and a middle portion. The first transverse edge portion includes a first upper surface extending from a first edge to the upper surface. The second transverse edge portion includes a second upper surface extending from a second edge to the upper surface. In some embodiments, the trimmer includes a toothed blade guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Timin Ahmad Musallam, Long Quan, Tung Yan Lau, Ken Wong
  • Patent number: 10307919
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a sandwich structured cutter, which includes two fixed blades and a reciprocating blade sandwiched between the two fixed blades; edges of front ends of both the two fixed blades are provided with a row of comb teeth, an inner surface of each comb tooth contacting the reciprocating blade forms an acute angle with a lateral edge of the comb tooth; an edge of a front end of the reciprocating blade is provided with a row of cutting teeth with cutting edges; the edges of the front ends of the two fixed blades are overlapped with each other, the edge of the front end of the reciprocating blade is sandwiched between the edges of the front ends of the two fixed blades and is not exposed out of the edge of the front end of any one fixed blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SPECIALIFE (ZHUHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 10213929
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a pair of vibrissa and eyebrow scissors having a fixed blade and a moveable blade capable of being rinsed separately. The pair of vibrissa and eyebrow scissors comprises a scissors head and a scissors body, wherein a driving device is arranged in the scissors body. The scissors head further comprises a blade separation device; the blade separation device is connected with the fixed blade or the moveable blade; and by operating the blade separation device, the fixed blade and the moveable blade that are in a laminating state are separated from each other. On the basis of the traditional vibrissa and eyebrow scissors, the disclosure is provided with a blade separation device which may separate the moveable blade from the fixed blade, so that the rinsing effect can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SPECIALIFE (ZHUHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20190047163
    Abstract: A sandwich-structured cutter and a hair trimmer, the cutter including two fixed blades, each of which has a row of teeth at the front end, and a movable blade, which is sandwiched between the two fixed blades, can reciprocate relative to the two fixed blades in the longitudinal direction, and is an integrated blade. The movable blade has a row of teeth at the front end, the front ends of the teeth of the movable blade do not protrude from the front ends of the teeth of the fixed blades, and each tooth of the movable blade has a quadrangular cross-section shape, which includes parallel first pair sides and second pair sides forming four acute angles with the first pair sides. The cutter and the hair trimmer can lower the probability that the user gets injured and the cutting efficiency is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Publication number: 20180333875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable body hair trimmer with a comb head inseparable design, comprising: a body, a cutter head, and a comb head configured to be sheathed outside the cutter head, wherein a driving component configured to drive the cutter head is provided in the body, wherein the comb head is fixedly or detachably connected to the body or the cutter head. According to the present invention, the comb head and the main part of the portable body hair trimmer are designed into an integrity, and the comb head is no longer placed separately, so that the comb head will not be lost no matter if it is carried or used, and the use of the trimmer will not be affected, effectively solving the problems of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20180141223
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a sandwich structured cutter, which comprises two fixed blades and a reciprocating blade sandwiched between the two fixed blades; edges of front ends of both the two fixed blades are provided with a row of comb teeth, an inner surface of each comb tooth contacting the reciprocating blade forms an acute angle with a lateral edge of the comb tooth; an edge of a front end of the reciprocating blade is provided with a row of cutter teeth having cutting edges; the edges of the front ends of the two fixed blades are overlapped with each other, the edge of the front end of the reciprocating blade is sandwiched between the edges of the front ends of the two fixed blades and is not exposed out of the edge of the front end of any one fixed blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20180029242
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a pair of vibrissa and eyebrow scissors having a fixed blade and a moveable blade capable of being rinsed separately. The pair of vibrissa and eyebrow scissors comprises a scissors head and a scissors body, wherein a driving device is arranged in the scissors body. The scissors head further comprises a blade separation device; the blade separation device is connected with the fixed blade or the moveable blade; and by operating the blade separation device, the fixed blade and the moveable blade that are in a laminating state are separated from each other. On the basis of the traditional vibrissa and eyebrow scissors, the disclosure is provided with a blade separation device which may separate the moveable blade from the fixed blade, so that the rinsing effect can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 9676110
    Abstract: A concaved cutter head assembly for hair trimmer comprising a fixed blade, a movable blade and a slot support fixed to the fixed blade; the fixed blade and the movable blade comprise a fixed blade toothed edge and a movable blade toothed edge respectively; the movable blade toothed edge is driven to move reciprocally along slots on the slot support with respect to the fixed blade toothed edge to form a cutting surface; a fixed blade seat is also provided, whereas one end of which is provided with a protective cover; a frontal edge of the protective cover is positioned in front of the fixed blade toothed edge; the fixed blade toothed edge, the movable blade toothed edge, the slots and the frontal edge of the protective cover are all concave arcs, and all these concave arcs are concentric with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20170050326
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a personal care trimmer having an ultrathin fixed blade and a manufacturing method for an ultrathin fixed blade. The personal care trimmer comprises a body and a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a fixed blade and a movable blade, the fixed blade being fixed, the movable blade being driven by a drive device in the body to perform left-right reciprocating motion along the fixed blade to form a shearing surface. The fixed blade is an ultrathin fixed blade, and a blade body part, outside blade teeth, of the fixed blade is fixed with a blade supporting piece, such that the fixed blade is supported by the blade supporting piece so as not to deform. In the disclosure, an ultrathin fixed blade is adopted to be capable of trimming long hair in place once, the trimming position and length are more accurate, and the operation is easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 9381655
    Abstract: A double-blade hair trimming device having a trimmer handle, a blade head, and a driving device disposed inside the trimmer handle. The device has both a thick blade unit used for trimming hard, thick and long hair, and a thin blade unit used for trimming short and fine hair. Hair on the skin can be tidily trimmed by just one shave or one shave in each of two opposite directions. The length of the hair after shaving is less than 0.1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SPECIALIFE (ZHUHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20160059428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a double-blade hair trimming device which comprises a blade body, a blade head, and a driving device disposed inside the blade body, wherein the blade head comprises a thick blade unit and a thin blade unit which are disposed side by side. The present invention is provided with both the thick blade unit which is used to trim hard, thick and long hair and the thin blade unit which is used to trim short and fine hair. Hair on the skin can be tidily trimmed by just one shave or one shave in each of two opposite directions. The length of the hair after shaving is less than 0.1 mm. It is safe and convenient to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Publication number: 20140259689
    Abstract: A concaved cutter head assembly for hair trimmer comprising a fixed blade, a movable blade and a slot support fixed to the fixed blade; the fixed blade and the movable blade comprise a fixed blade toothed edge and a movable blade toothed edge respectively; the movable blade toothed edge is driven to move reciprocally along slots on the slot support with respect to the fixed blade toothed edge to form a cutting surface; a fixed blade seat is also provided, whereas one end of which is provided with a protective cover; a frontal edge of the protective cover is positioned in front of the fixed blade toothed edge; the fixed blade toothed edge, the movable blade toothed edge, the slots and the frontal edge of the protective cover are all concave arcs, and all these concave arcs are concentric with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SPECIALIFE (ZHUHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Patent number: 8769828
    Abstract: A blade set for hair clippers which has a lower fixed blade, an upper fixed blade, a movable blade assembly and a blade holder. The movable blade assembly is flat and extends in a plane parallel to a lengthwise plane of the upper fixed blade and a lengthwise plane of the lower fixed blade and disposed in between the lower fixed blade and the upper fixed blade in such a way that a user's skin is protected from getting injured by the movable blade assembly. A third toothed front edge is provided at a front end of the movable blade assembly, a lower portion of which cooperates with an upper portion of the first toothed front edge to define a first cutting surface, and an upper portion of which cooperates with a lower portion of the second toothed front edge to define a second cutting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Specialife Industries Limited
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 8726517
    Abstract: A trimmer mechanism suitable for use in a hair trimmer and hair trimmer attachment is described. The trimmer mechanism allows for a linearly reciprocating motion to be used to obtain a close trim or shave. The trimmer mechanism includes two sets of blades that are moveable relative to each other to define a pair of cutting zones. One set of blades provides a coarse trim, while the following set of blades provides a finer trim. Also provides is a blade arrangement and a method of manufacture of a blade arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Specialife Industries Limited
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Publication number: 20140041233
    Abstract: A small-sized hair trimming device comprising a fixed trimming block and a movable trimming block, both longitudinally, linearly and alternately arranged with multiple openings and teeth; the movable trimming block is sleeved within the fixed trimming block and movable in reciprocate movement with respect to the fixed trimming block; inner portions of the fixed trimming block teeth correspond to outer portions of the movable trimming block teeth in terms of shape and dimension, and gap does not exist in between the fixed trimming block and the movable trimming block when they meet with each other, thereby forming a trimming surface for trimming hair; the said trimming surface is concealed between the fixed trimming block and the movable trimming block without exposing to exterior environment; the small-sized hair trimming device is safe and convenient to use, and it has a reasonable structure and a bigger trimming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU
  • Publication number: 20140026422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a double-blade hair trimming device which comprises a blade body, a blade head, and a driving device disposed inside the blade body, wherein the blade head comprises a thick blade unit and a thin blade unit which are disposed side by side. The present invention is provided with both the thick blade unit which is used to trim hard, thick and long hair and the thin blade unit which is used to trim short and fine hair. Hair on the skin can be tidily trimmed by just one shave or one shave in each of two opposite directions. The length of the hair after shaving is less than 0.1 mm. It is safe and convenient to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Tung Yan LAU