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Tien-Ming Chou
Also filed as: CHOU TIEN-MING
51 granted patents·10 pending applications·360 citations·filing 1990–2025
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61 records- 0192US6559396B1Tilt switchFiled 2002·Granted May 6, 2003·51 cites·5 claims
- 0289US6518523B1Tilt switchFiled 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·38 cites·5 claims
- 0388US7176396B1Jerking-initiated switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 13, 2007·18 cites·10 claims
- 0485US7230193B2Jerk-initiated switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 12, 2007·14 cites·11 claims
- 0583US11309150B2Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·1 cites·2 claims
- 0683US6545235B1Vibration switch with movable coil spring contactFiled 2002·Granted Apr 8, 2003·27 cites·9 claims
- 0781US10657788B1Portable lighting and warning deviceCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·3 cites·12 claims
- 0878US7485818B2Tilt switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 3, 2009·11 cites·8 claims
- 0978US7319200B2Jerking-initiated switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 15, 2008·9 cites·11 claims
- 1077US9553442B2Power control device with multi-directional sensing abilityCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·4 cites·13 claims
- 1177US7465893B2Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 16, 2008·8 cites·3 claims
- 1277US7402791B2Switch having a ball memberCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 22, 2008·4 cites·6 claims
- 1376US10107750B2Detecting device, detecting apparatus, and method for detecting presence of substance in containerCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 23, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 1475US7256360B1Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2007·7 cites·11 claims
- 1574US7446272B2Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 4, 2008·7 cites·14 claims
- 1673US6555772B1Vibration switchFiled 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·18 cites·2 claims
- 1772US7829804B2Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 9, 2010·6 cites·5 claims
- 1872US6800841B1Tilt switchFiled 2004·Granted Oct 5, 2004·17 cites·10 claims
- 1972US2025358933A1Printed circuit board laminated deviceCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2070US6784386B2Vibration switch with axially extending deflectable electric contactCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 31, 2004·20 cites·12 claims
- 2169US9941081B1Sensor switch and method of assembly thereofCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 10, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 2267US7045724B1Jerk-initiated switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·13 cites·10 claims
- 2364US6339199B1Tilt switchFiled 2001·Granted Jan 15, 2002·15 cites·6 claims
- 2463US7563997B2Rolling-ball switch and method of making the sameCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 21, 2009·3 cites·8 claims
- 2562US12288650B2Tilt ball switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2662US8471161B2Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 25, 2013·1 cites·5 claims
- 2762US7884294B2Rolling-ball switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 8, 2011·3 cites·8 claims
- 2862US7332685B1Vibration switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 19, 2008·3 cites·8 claims
- 2961US6706979B1Vibration switchFiled 2003·Granted Mar 16, 2004·10 cites·10 claims
- 3059US6740867B2Vibration switchFiled 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·9 cites·7 claims
- 3156US11631556B2Rolling-ball tilt switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 18, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 3256US7323649B2Jerking-initiated switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 29, 2008·2 cites·10 claims
- 3355US11646169B2Rolling-ball tilt switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2022·Granted May 9, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 3454US11694865B2Tilt ball switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 4, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 3553US7473857B2Switch having a rolling conductive ballCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 6, 2009·1 cites·7 claims
- 3653US2023018144A1Tilt ball switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US2021325180A1Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3852US2021304989A1Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US11854754B2Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4051US5438307ASingle-pole magnetic reed relayLIAO PEN LIN·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·11 cites·2 claims
- 4149US9058945B2Electrical switch and method of producing the sameCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·0 cites·1 claims
- 4249US8927919B2Photoelectric switch capable of preventing light leakage with a rib unit cooperating with a tubular wall to confine a rolling chamberCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 6, 2015·0 cites·12 claims
- 4348US8969747B2Sandwich-type tilt switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·0 cites·11 claims
- 4448US8963028B2Multi-point tilt switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 4548US2021304990A1Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4648US2021327667A1Sensor switchCHOU TIEN MING·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4747US8058576B2Electronic switch mountable on a circuit boardCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2011·0 cites·5 claims
- 4847US2013336710A1Plastic UnitCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4946US9035205B2Multi-directional tilt switchCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 5046US7823275B2Method for making an electronic switch that is mountable on a circuit boardCHOU TIEN-MING·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 2, 2010·0 cites·2 claims
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