Patents by Inventor Vincent Wai Shun Lau

Vincent Wai Shun 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).

  • Patent number: 6648004
    Abstract: An air valve assembly has a valve block that is permanently secured to an article and has a passageway through which air can pass. The assembly further includes a valve body made from a flexible material defining a through bore, and having a wall with an inner annular indent. The assembly also includes an air block made from a rigid material. The air block has an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall, and a plurality of air holes and a central passageway. The flange is fitted inside the indent to attach the air block to the valve body. The assembly also has a valve flap having a disk and a shaft, with the shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Pleasure Time Products (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau
  • Publication number: 20030075218
    Abstract: An air valve assembly has a valve block that is permanently secured to an article and has a passageway through which air can pass. The assembly further includes a valve body made from a flexible material defining a through bore, and having a wall with an inner annular indent. The assembly also includes an air block made from a rigid material. The air block has an outer wall with a flange provided on the outer wall, and a plurality of air holes and a central passageway. The flange is fitted inside the indent to attach the air block to the valve body. The assembly also has a valve flap having a disk and a shaft, with the shaft inserted through the central passageway of the air block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau
  • Patent number: 6500034
    Abstract: A water bicycle has a body and a drive system connected to the body. The body is made from a material that allows the body to float on water. The drive system includes a propeller that is positioned below the body, a shaft having a first end coupled to the propeller, a drive mechanism coupled to the second end of the shaft, and a control coupled to the drive mechanism. The water bicycle can also include a steering system operatively connected to the body, the steering system having a rudder, a handle, and a link assembly operatively coupling the handle and the rudder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau
  • Patent number: 6412123
    Abstract: A spa pool assembly has a pool that has an enclosing wall defining an interior. The assembly further includes a jet nozzle unit removably coupled to the enclosing wall and positioned in the interior, the jet nozzle unit housing a plumbing system and at least one jet nozzle. The assembly further includes a control unit that houses a pump that is coupled to the jet nozzle unit. Alternatively, a pump unit is removably received inside a channel provided in the wall and has a jet nozzle that is directed at the interior of the pool when the pump unit is received inside the channel. The jet nozzle unit, the control unit, the pump unit and the pool are separate modular units that can be assembled together quickly and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Pleasure Time Products (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau
  • Patent number: 6357059
    Abstract: A spa pool has an enclosing wall that has at least one inflatable chamber, and a plumbing system retained in the interior of the wall. The plumbing system includes a plurality of jet nozzles, and a plurality of hoses that couple the plurality of jet nozzles. The wall can have two openings that communicate the interior with the exterior of the spa pool, the two openings including a first opening coupled to an inlet for receiving water into the interior from a pump, and a second opening coupled to an outlet for delivering water from the interior to a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Pleasure Time Products (HK) Limited
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau
  • Publication number: 20020029414
    Abstract: A spa pool has an enclosing wall that has at least one inflatable chamber, and a plumbing system retained in the interior of the wall. The plumbing system includes a plurality of jet nozzles, and a plurality of hoses that couple the plurality of jet nozzles. The wall can have two openings that communicate the interior with the exterior of the spa pool, the two openings including a first opening coupled to an inlet for receiving water into the interior from a pump, and a second opening coupled to an outlet for delivering water from the interior to a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: Pleasure Time Products (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Vincent Wai Shun Lau