Patents by Inventor Yuan Ming Tu

Yuan Ming Tu 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).

  • Publication number: 20110210467
    Abstract: A method for making a board for a hair clip includes preparing a substrate and a patterned cloth layer. The substrate is made of plastic or metal. The patterned cloth layer is bendable cloth and includes a face with a pattern. The patterned cloth layer is bonded to a surface of the substrate. The substrate with the patterned cloth layer is placed in a mold. A transparent, plastic, outer layer is formed on the substrate by injection molding to cover the patterned cloth layer, obtaining a board for a hair clip. In another method, a substrate made of plastic or metal is prepared. A pattern layer is formed on a face of the substrate. The substrate with the pattern layer is placed in a mold. A transparent, plastic, outer layer is formed on the substrate by injection molding to cover the pattern layer, obtaining a board for a hair clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Yuan-Ming Tu
  • Patent number: 6047709
    Abstract: A hair holding includes a main body with an outer periphery. A number of first pegs are formed on the outer periphery of the main body. A spring is removably attached to each first peg, and a decorative member with a second peg is removably attached to each spring. Each spring has a first end with a first hole slightly greater than an associated first peg. Each spring has a second end with a second hole slightly greater than the peg of an associated decorative member. The user may change the decorative members whenever she likes, thereby obtaining numerous combinations of the decorative members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventor: Yuan Ming Tu