Patents by Inventor Wan-Chang Lin

Wan-Chang Lin 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: 6290366
    Abstract: A polygonal ratchet wrench with an illuminating device including a hollow housing and a matching body is characterized on that: the hollow housing has interior positive leads, negative leads and batteries for forming a complete power supply unit, and lamps for illuminating the working area as well as the object therein are constructed at a bottom of the matching body and the bottom of the hollow housing. By providing a receiving hole of the matching body, a labor-saving extension bar can be engaged for extending the force arm of the polygonal ratchet wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventor: Wan-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 5913596
    Abstract: A multifunctional screwdriver is composed of a handle, a shank, a lighting fixture base, and a tip retaining seat. The handle is provided in the rear end thereof with a battery seat for mounting batteries and is fastened in the front end thereof with the shank which is provided therein with an expandable rod having a magnet fastened with one end thereof and a ratchet wheel fastened with another end thereof for controlling the rotational direction of the shank. The lighting fixture base is fastened with the front end of the handle such that the lighting fixture base is connected with the battery seat. The tip retaining seat is provided with a plurality of slots for holding a plurality of tips of various specification. The multifunctional screwdriver can be used as a screwdriver, a lighting device, and a handy device for picking up metal pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Wan-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 5868251
    Abstract: A storage case is disclosed for storing screwdriver tips. It includes a circular body and a rotary disk. The circular body is provided with a plurality of storage slots arranged circularly for keeping a plurality of screwdriver tips. The rotary disk is fastened pivotally with the circular body such that the circular body is superimposed by the rotary disk. The rotary disk is provided with a tip retrieving hole corresponding in location to the storage slots of the circular body. The tip retrieving hole is provided at one end thereof with an arcuate block having a bevel through hole for receiving a magnetic block capable of attracting one of the plurality of screwdriver tips, when the tip retrieving hole of the rotary disk is located over a predetermined storage slot of the circular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventor: Wan-Chang Lin