Patents by Inventor Windsor Chou

Windsor Chou 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: 8691133
    Abstract: A recyclable plastic composite wheel rim fabrication method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a triaxle or biaxle composite fabric, (b) coating the composite fabric with a layer of plastic material to form a composite substrate, (c) processing the composite substrate into a composite plate member by means of roller pressing, dipping, bake-drying and cutting, (d) stamping the composite plate member into a blank wheel rim by means of a hot press, (e) cooling the blank wheel rim and trimming it to remove to remove blurs and defective selvedge, and (f) polishing the surface of the blank wheel rim to obtain a finished wheel rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Windsor Chou
  • Patent number: 8540271
    Abstract: A snowshoe binding includes a base plate having opposing first and second lateral sides and a locating block located on the second lateral side and defining an inverted T-shaped retaining hole, a flat connection block defining therein a bottom accommodation chamber adapted for accommodating the locating block, a plurality of binding strap each having a first end connected to the first lateral side of the base plate and a second end coupled to the flat connection block, and a locking device adapted for detachably locking the flat connection block to the locating block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventors: Windsor Chou, John Martin
  • Publication number: 20130098538
    Abstract: A recyclable plastic composite wheel rim fabrication method includes the steps of: (a) preparing a triaxle or biaxle composite fabric, (b) coating the composite fabric with a layer of plastic material to form a composite substrate, (c) processing the composite substrate into a composite plate member by means of roller pressing, dipping, bake-drying and cutting, (d) stamping the composite plate member into a blank wheel rim by means of a hot press, (e) cooling the blank wheel rim and trimming it to remove to remove blurs and defective selvedge, and (f) polishing the surface of the blank wheel rim to obtain a finished wheel rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: WINDSOR CHOU
  • Publication number: 20130069341
    Abstract: A snowshoe binding includes a base plate having opposing first and second lateral sides and a locating block located on the second lateral side and defining an inverted T-shaped retaining hole, a flat connection block defining therein a bottom accommodation chamber adapted for accommodating the locating block, a plurality of binding strap each having a first end connected to the first lateral side of the base plate and a second end coupled to the flat connection block, and a locking device adapted for detachably locking the flat connection block to the locating block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: WINDSOR CHOU, JOHN MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20130065463
    Abstract: A paddleboard includes a hollow paddleboard body made of plastics by rotational forming and having an enclosed chamber defined in between opposing top wall and said bottom wall thereof and inflated with air, and a plurality of hollow posts connected between the opposing top wall and bottom wall of the hollow paddleboard body. Each hollow post has a bottom close end connected to the bottom wall of the hollow paddleboard body, and a top open end connected to the top wall of the hollow paddleboard body and exposed to the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: WINDSOR CHOU, JOHN MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20120280423
    Abstract: A recycling compound tube member fabrication method includes the steps of a) covering a core tube member with a strippable layer; b) wrapping a glass fiber cloth about the strippable layer; c) putting the core tube member with the wrapped glass fiber cloth in the cavity of a hot press mold and evenly covering the glass fiber cloth with a thermoplastic material in the cavity of the hot press; d) closing the hot press mold and heating the hot press mold to fuse the thermoplastic material and the glass fiber cloth; and e) cooling down the hot press mold and then removing the molded tube member from the hot press mold and removing the core tube member from the molded tube member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: WINDSOR CHOU
  • Publication number: 20120061005
    Abstract: A method for making a recyclable skiboard by: preparing a thermoplastic composite sheet material by fusing a glass fiber cloth member and a thermoplastic plastic material, and then putting, in proper order, a steel rim member, an intermediate main board, a plastic rim and top and bottom plastic boards in a cavity of a mold having set therein heating elements, and then putting two thermoplastic composite sheet materials to top and bottom sides of the intermediate main board between the top and bottom plastic boards, and then melting the materials in the cavity of the mold at about 80° C.˜100° C. for about 15˜20 minutes to fuse the supplied materials into the desired recyclable skiboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: WINDSOR CHOU
  • Publication number: 20030193168
    Abstract: A double-deck ski mounting structure in which two shock-absorbing coupling structures are connected between a top deck board and a bottom deck board to hold the deck board in parallel, each shock-absorbing structure including a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate respectively fixedly fastened to the deck boards, and two shock absorbing pads sandwiched in between the deck boards and the mounting plates, the second mounting plate having a suspension arm pivoted to parallel bottom lugs of the first mounting plate by a pivot bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Windsor Chou
  • Patent number: 6481725
    Abstract: A combined skateboard and ski which includes a body board having two bottom riser pads, a ski, and cushions. Lock nuts and two mounting frames are provided on a top side of the ski for securing the ski to the riser pads of the body board. Each of the mounting frames has a support arm and a pivot hole formed in the support arm. Two wheel assemblies are fastened to the riser pads of the body board by cushions and lock nuts to form a skateboard after removal of the mounting frames from the riser pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventor: Windsor Chou
  • Publication number: 20020043774
    Abstract: A skateboard and ski arrangement is constructed to include a board body having two bottom riser pads, a ski, cushions and lock nuts two mounting frames fixedly provided at a top side of the ski and adapted for securing the ski to the riser pads of the board body by the cushions and the lock nuts, said mounting frames each comprising a support arm, a pivot hole disposed in said support arm and adapted for receiving the threaded pivot of one riser pad of said board body, and two wheel assemblies adapted for fastening to the riser pads of the board body by the cushions and the lock nuts to form with the board body a skateboard after removal of the mounting frames from the riser pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Windsor Chou