Patents by Inventor Yu-Hao Howard Tseng

Yu-Hao Howard Tseng 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: 8523026
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for hanging a garment are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first arm with a first end portion and a second end portion and a second arm with a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the first arm includes a hook configured to be disposed over a closet rod. The second arm is rotatably coupled to the first arm between a first expanded configuration and a second collapsed configuration. The first end portion of the second arm is configured to selectively engage the closet rod and hold the hanger in the expanded configuration. The second portion of the first arm and the second portion of the second arm are collectively configured to hang a garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Quirky Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Howard Tseng, Gareth Brown, John Thomas Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20120234875
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for hanging a garment are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first arm with a first end portion and a second end portion and a second arm with a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the first arm includes a hook configured to be disposed over a closet rod. The second arm is rotatably coupled to the first arm between a first expanded configuration and a second collapsed configuration. The first end portion of the second arm is configured to selectively engage the closet rod and hold the hanger in the expanded configuration. The second portion of the first arm and the second portion of the second arm are collectively configured to hang a garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Quirky, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Howard Tseng, Gareth Brown, John Thomas Jacobsen