Patents by Inventor Wu-Hsiung Liao

Wu-Hsiung Liao 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: 8523292
    Abstract: A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a shaft, a hub body rotatably mounted on the shaft, a drive seat rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging the hub body, a first bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, a second bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, and a bushing unit located between the first bearing and the second bearing. The bushing unit includes a first adjusting sleeve and a second adjusting sleeve. The first adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an outer threaded portion and a second end abutting the first bearing. The second adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an inner threaded portion screwed onto the outer threaded portion of the first adjusting sleeve and a second end abutting the second bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Chosen Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Shu Chen, Wu-Hsiung Liao
  • Publication number: 20120104838
    Abstract: A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a shaft, a hub body rotatably mounted on the shaft, a drive seat rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging the hub body, a first bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, a second bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, and a bushing unit located between the first bearing and the second bearing. The bushing unit includes a first adjusting sleeve and a second adjusting sleeve. The first adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an outer threaded portion and a second end abutting the first bearing. The second adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an inner threaded portion screwed onto the outer threaded portion of the first adjusting sleeve and a second end abutting the second bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Ching-Shu Chen, Wu-Hsiung Liao
  • Patent number: 7641212
    Abstract: A bicycle frame includes an axle, a hub and freewheel assembly, two fork end members, two axle pegs, and two locking nuts. Thus, the first ramp of each of the axle pegs is rested on the second ramp of the respective fork end member to prevent each of the axle pegs from being rotatable relative to the respective fork end member, so that the first end of each of the axle pegs is clamped exactly between the respective fork end member and the respective locking nut to prevent each of the axle pegs from being rotatable freely on the axle to ensure the safety of a user who treads the axle pegs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventors: Wu-Hsiung Liao, Mei-Ling Chen
  • Patent number: 7516972
    Abstract: A bicycle rear frame includes a mandrel, a hub mounted on the mandrel, a freewheel secured on the hub, two rear fork end members each mounted on the mandrel and each formed with a first tapered face, two rear stays each mounted on a respective rear fork end member, two press members each mounted on the mandrel and each formed with a second tapered face rested on the first tapered face of a respective rear fork end member, and two locking nuts each screwed onto the mandrel and each rested on a respective press member. Thus, the second tapered face of each of the press members presses the first tapered face of the respective rear fork end member to prevent the freewheel and the hub from being pulled forward by the chain, thereby preventing the chain from becoming loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventor: Wu-Hsiung Liao