Patents by Inventor Zhihong Fu

Zhihong Fu 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: 20240100655
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly may include a top handle and a bottom handle. The jaw assembly may include a top jaw and a bottom jaw. The top and bottom jaws may be operably coupled to the top and bottom handles to compress the top and bottom jaws toward each other responsive to compression of the top and bottom handles toward each other. The adjustment assembly may be configured to enable a grip size defined by the jaw assembly to be modified and includes a first adjuster disposed at a distal end of the top handle, a second adjuster disposed at a point between a middle portion and proximal end of the top handle, and an adjustment rod operably coupled to each of the first and second adjusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Patent number: 11938601
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a clamping assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle that each include a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The jaw assembly is operably coupled to the proximal end of the first and second handles. The clamping assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked position. The adjustment assembly may be configured to enable the selected distance to be modified. The adjustment assembly may be disposed between the first and second handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20240042580
    Abstract: Dual-mode adjustable pliers include a first handle member including a first handle and a first jaw and a second handle member including a second handle and a second jaw. The pliers may also include a channel disposed in the first handle member and an adjustable pivot affixed to the second handle member and disposed within the channel. The pliers may also include a movable mode selector member. In an engaged position, the mode selector member is engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot moves within the channel. In a disengaged position, the mode selector member is not engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot maintains a position within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Patent number: 11819987
    Abstract: Dual-mode adjustable pliers include a first handle member including a first handle and a first jaw and a second handle member including a second handle and a second jaw. The pliers may also include a channel disposed in the first handle member and an adjustable pivot affixed to the second handle member and disposed within the channel. The pliers may also include a movable mode selector member. In an engaged position, the mode selector member is engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot moves within the channel. In a disengaged position, the mode selector member is not engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot maintains a position within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20230302609
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a locking assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly may include a first handle and a second handle, each of the first and second handles having a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly may include a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw may be attached to the proximal end the second handle via a transition region comprising an adjustment channel. The locking assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked state. The adjustment assembly may include the adjustment channel and a bite adjustment member configured to enable the selected distance to be modified in an unlocked state based on a position of the bite adjustment member in the adjustment channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20230108793
    Abstract: Dual-mode adjustable pliers include a first handle member including a first handle and a first jaw and a second handle member including a second handle and a second jaw. The pliers may also include a channel disposed in the first handle member and an adjustable pivot affixed to the second handle member and disposed within the channel. The pliers may also include a movable mode selector member. In an engaged position, the mode selector member is engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot moves within the channel. In a disengaged position, the mode selector member is not engaged with both the first handle member and the second handle member, and, as the second handle is moved towards the first handle, the adjustable pivot maintains a position within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Zhihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20230071153
    Abstract: A hand tool includes an elongate, plate shaped steel core having a top face and a bottom face in parallel planes, a drive head portion formed at one end of the steel core and having a drive head cavity formed therein, a tang portion extending from the drive head portion to the other end of the steel core, a ratchet assembly disposed in the drive head cavity, and a first encapsulation layer covering the tang portion and the drive head portion, but not covering at least a portion of the ratchet assembly. The first encapsulation layer may include a fiber reinforced plastic composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhihong Fu, Charles Wang, Brian Butler
  • Patent number: 11554470
    Abstract: A bidirectional extraction socket may include a driven end configured to receive drive power from a driving tool, a drive end configured to interface with a fastener, and a body portion extending between the driven end and the drive end about an axis of the extraction socket. The drive end includes a fastener engagement recess extending into the body portion and coaxial with the body portion. The fastener engagement recess is configured to engage with the fastener such that the fastener is drivable in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction while avoiding contact with corner portions of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Zhihong Fu
  • Publication number: 20230010693
    Abstract: A extractor insert may a body and a securing lip. The body may have a fastener engagement recess. The securing lip may extend radially away from a central axis beyond an exterior of the body. The fastener engagement recess may be an internal channel through the body and is open at a driven end and a drive end. Engagement ribs may extend from internal sidewalls of the body towards the central axis, and each engagement rib may include an apex that extends along a length of the engagement rib. Each engagement rib may have an opposing engagement rib such that apexes of the opposing engagement ribs may be disposed on a common plane with the central axis. Further, each apex may taper at a taper angle such that a distance between apexes of opposing engagement ribs is largest at the drive end and smallest at the driven end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Jesse Higgins
  • Patent number: 11478902
    Abstract: A hand tool (100) includes a head section (102) including a top jaw (106) and a bottom jaw (108), a handle section (104) including a top handle (112) and a bottom handle (114), and a joint assembly coupling the head section (102) to the handle section (104). The top jaw (106) is coupled to the bottom handle (114) by a first transition portion, and the bottom jaw (108) is operably coupled to the top handle (112) by a second transition portion. The first and second transition portions are pivotally coupled to each other by a pivot pin (140). The first transition portion is disposed on a first side of a longitudinal centerline of the hand tool (100), and at least a majority of the second transition portion is disposed on a second side of the longitudinal centerline such that a width of the first transition portion is less than a width of the second transition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Junwei Zhong, Fengping Zhu, Zhihong Fu, Chen-Hsun Chou
  • Patent number: 11443100
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting character errors, an electronic device and a storage medium are disclosed, which relates to the natural language processing field and the deep learning field. The method may include: for a character to be processed, acquiring the score of each character in a pre-constructed vocabulary, the score being a score of the reasonability of the character in the vocabulary at the position of the character to be processed; selecting top K characters as candidates of the character to be processed, K being a positive integer greater than one; selecting an optimal candidate from the K candidates; and replacing the character to be processed with the optimal candidate if the optimal candidate is different from the character to be processed. With the solution of the present application, the accuracy of an error correction result, or the like, may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengdi Xu, Zhuobin Deng, Jiawei Lai, Zhihong Fu, Jingzhou He
  • Patent number: D966852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Thomas Steen, Kelsey David Gilmore, Zhihong Fu
  • Patent number: D967684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Eric Van Fossen
  • Patent number: D970325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Eric Jon Van Fossen
  • Patent number: D982405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Nicholas Ryan Imsand
  • Patent number: D991000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Noah Thomas Steen, Kelsey David Gilmore, Zhihong Fu
  • Patent number: D991764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Eric Van Fossen
  • Patent number: D992387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Zhihong Fu
  • Patent number: D1018231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Jonathan Eziquiel-Shriro
  • Patent number: D1019316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihong Fu, Nicholas Ryan Imsand