Chia P Lin

US Patent:

6722007, Apr 20, 2004

Filed:

Jan 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/054470

Inventors:

Chia Hsien Lin - San Gabriel CA 91775

International Classification:

B23P 1904

US Classification:

29268, 29270, 2924356

Abstract:

An electric cord connector kit is adapted for electrically connecting two electric cords together and includes a connector which is made of flexible material and a pinching device. The connector includes an insulating layer, a fastening member, which is enveloped in the insulating layer, having two spaced apart fastening arms adapted for receiving the two electric cords therebetween, and a plurality of protuberances integrally projected from inner peripheries of the fastening arms of the fastening member through the insulating layer. The pinching device is arranged to hold the connector in position and compress the connector in such manner that the protuberances are penetrated through sheaths of the electric cords so as to electrically connect two conducting wires of the electric cords via the fastening member.

US Patent:

20170374003, Dec 28, 2017

Filed:

Sep 12, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/702511

Inventors:

- Venice CA, US
Donald Giovannini - Venice CA, US
Chia Yi Lin - Venice CA, US
Robert Cornelius Murphy - Venice CA, US
Evan Spiegel - Venice CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58
G06F 3/0484
H04L 29/08
G06F 3/0482
G06Q 50/00

Abstract:

A server maintains a gallery of ephemeral messages. Each ephemeral message is posted to the gallery by a user for viewing by recipients via recipient devices. In response to a gallery view request from any of the recipient devices, the ephemeral messages in the gallery are displayed on the requesting device in automated sequence, each message being displayed for a respective display duration before display of the next message in the gallery. Each ephemeral message has an associated message availability parameter, at the expiry of which the ephemeral message is made unavailable for viewing as part of the gallery. At expiry of the message availability parameter of the last posted message, the gallery is made unavailable for viewing upon request by any recipient.