Ming Guang Fang, Age 50Irvine, CA

6431854, Aug 13, 2002

Dec 18, 2001

10/029499

Ming Fang - Hacienda Heights CA, 91745

F23Q 246

431153, 431277

A safety fuel lighter with an improved ignitor assembly, including a striker wheel which rotates about an axis in response to force applied to the striker wheel by a users thumb or finger. The striker wheel has an annular center portion, two outer annular portions sandwiching the center portion, and a bore extending through the center portion and the two outer portions. An axle is positioned within the bore of the striker wheel, where the axle has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the bore. A mounting frame has a spring receptacle and a pair of mounting holes for receiving the axle so that the striker wheel can move from a first position to a second position. A spring is received within the spring receptacle and positioned below a flint. The spring exerts a compressive force against the flint and forces the flint into contact with the striker wheel. The compressive force exerted by the spring being insufficient to cause the flint to generate sparks when the striker wheel is in the first position and rotated, and the compressive force exerted by the spring being sufficient to cause the flint to generate sparks when the striker wheel is in the second position and rotated.

7096159, Aug 22, 2006

Sep 2, 2004

10/932578

Zehra Cataltepe - Fair Haven NJ, US
Ming Fang - Princeton Junction NJ, US
Claus Neubauer - Monmouth Junction NJ, US
Chao Yuan - Plainsboro NJ, US

Siemens Corporate Research Corp. - Princeton NJ

G06F 15/00
G06F 19/00

702185, 700110

A system for detecting one or more faulty sensors in a multi-sensor monitor includes a partitioning module for partitioning sensor values generated by the multi-sensor monitor into two distinct sets, a training set and a validation set. The system also includes a training module for training a model using the sensor values belonging to the training set and applying the model to each sensor value belonging to the validation set so as to determine a range of acceptable sensor values. The system further includes an estimating module for obtaining an estimated sensor value for each sensor using the model, and a fault-determining module for testing at least one sensor combination if a sensor value is not within its range of acceptable sensor values. A sensor combination includes at least one sensor whose estimated sensor value is not within the range of acceptable values.

2009006, Mar 5, 2009

Mar 20, 2008

12/052631

Ming Fang - Diamond Bar CA, US

F23Q 2/16
F23D 11/36
F23Q 2/00
C10L 11/00

431153

A utility lighter with a safety device having a trigger, a stop and a safety button. The trigger has a trigger engagement element and a lever. The trigger engagement element is capable of initiating the creation of a spark. The lever is capable of rotational movement about a point located on the trigger and has a lever stop. The safety button comprises a lever engagement portion. The lever has a first position where the lever stop is aligned with the stop and the lever stop will arrest the movement of the trigger preventing the creation of a spark and/or the release of fuel. Thus when a user applies force to the safety button, the lever engagement portion interacts with the lever. The lever engagement portion moves in a direction that is approximately transverse to the direction of movement of the trigger and urges the lever to a second position. When the lever is in the second position, the lever stop is out of alignment with the stop such that the movement of the trigger will not be arrested.

D441132, Apr 24, 2001

Aug 31, 2000

D/128891

Zheng Xiong Xie - Arcadia CA
Ming Fang - Hacienda Heights CA

2705

D27157

D444912, Jul 10, 2001

Aug 16, 2000

D/127992

Zheng Xiong Xie - Arcadia CA
Ming Fang - Hacienda Hts CA

2705

D27157

5676537, Oct 14, 1997

Apr 23, 1996

8/636576

Ming Fang - Rowland Heights CA

ERA Intermarketing Co., Inc. - Rowland Hts. CA

F23D 1136

431153

A lockable spark generating device for a lighter includes a supporting frame, an ignition means and a locking means. The supporting frame is disposed on a gas reservoir having a valve which is actuated by a gas lever pivotally mounted on the supporting frame for releasing gas therefrom. The ignition means comprises a flint supported by a resilient element and a spark wheel which is rotatably mounted on the supporting frame for movement between a locking position and an ignition position. The spark wheel has a knurling surface adapted for contact by a user and rotatable by the user and a striking surface in contact with the flint. The flint is retained urging against the striking surface of the spark wheel by means of the resilient element for generating sparks directed toward the valve when the striking surface is driven to rotate against the flint by moving the knurling surface in the direction of the gas lever by the user. The locking means comprises at least a locking pawl member disposed on the supporting frame having a pawl surface adapted to engaged with the knurling surface of the spark wheel when the spark wheel is positioned in the locking position normally for stopping any rearward rotation movement of the spark wheel to prevent unexpected ignition, thereby rendering the lighter children resistant.

D439698, Mar 27, 2001

Aug 30, 2000

D/128836

Ming Fang - Hacienda Heights CA

2705

D27156