Patents by Inventor Yann-Jy Yang

Yann-Jy Yang 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: 6080073
    Abstract: An electric auxiliary apparatus for a bicycle mainly comprises an electric motor, a gear reduction mechanism, a power combination mechanism, and a pedal force sensing mechanism, wherein the gear reduction mechanism includes a planetary gear assembly, a bevel gear assembly, and two reduction gears; the power combination mechanism comprises two chain-wheel seats, two elastic member seats, two elastic members, and two single-direction clutches, the pedal force sensing mechanism primarily includes a sensing sliding seat, a magnet, a magnetizable member, a restoring spring, and a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Liu, Pai-Hsiang Hsu, Yann-Jy Yang, Caesar Chen
  • Patent number: 5816966
    Abstract: A bicycle front derailleur with a cam level for smoother gear switching is disclosed. The bicycle derailleur is operated by pulling a wire which shifts a chain between at least a large sprocket, a medium sprocket and a small sprocket. The bicycle front derailleur contains a cam lever which is pivotably connected to a four-linkage chain guide moving system at a pivoting point for pulling the chain guide moving system, and thus shifting the chain, when a cable is pulled in a pulling direction. The cam lever has a cam groove formed on the peripheral surface of the cam lever for receiving the wire. The cam lever is structured such that the radial distance between the cam groove and the pivoting point increases in a direction opposite of the pulling direction, so as to provide a greater effective length vertical to the pulling direction when the wire is subject to a greater linear displacement resulting in a greater counterforce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yann-Jy Yang, Kwang-Shyan Ho, Pai-Hsiang Hsu, Ching-Huan Tseng, Ying-Shou Chen