Patents by Inventor Ar Fu Lam

Ar Fu Lam 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).

  • Patent number: 10387170
    Abstract: A programmable retail building kit comprising a controller unit to control a set of accessory article members is provided to enable a user to design, build and program a article. This retail building kit is also provided with a remote controller having a visual display unit and a sound transducer for the user to interface with the controller unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 10136242
    Abstract: A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 9465588
    Abstract: A user programmable toy set comprising a master toy member; a microcontroller; a group of transducers and sensors, a software compiling program, a web site are provided to support users to program an interactive toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 9459838
    Abstract: A cloud servicing system is provided to support a consumer for interactively programming a programmable product such as programmable toys or home security system. A consumer friendly path driven programming method is introduced to supplement the servicing cloud and support the new world of intelligent home and consumer programmable applications. The system may comprise a consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad as well as proprietary smart phone circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Ar-Fu Lam, Hung Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: 9457281
    Abstract: A toy play set comprising a master toy member structured to interface with a family of accessory toy members. Each accessory toy member comprises an electronics identification means to be recognized by said master toy member. Each accessory toy member is also programmable to modify the personal characteristics of said accessory toy member according to a game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 9269511
    Abstract: Communication means allowing a hand controlled toy play set to communicate data with another play set article or a joystick through hand contact or hand shake motion. Said toy play set comprises memory means and identity means to represent the performance parameters and personality of a toy member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 9063719
    Abstract: Table format programming method suitable for use with multiple languages and download through internet and network environments provides an optional table (103, 200) to define custom expressions, an optional table (105, 260) to specify multitask applications, an optional table (104, 230) to specify printing style of labels and a table of configuration states (113) which interact with a table of paths (116). An optional qualifier table (112) defines qualifying conditions of an input configuration state. Hardware embodiments includes a coprocessor to handle the table format programming process and relieve the main processor for other applications. During programming, programmers provide user defined labels to describe the function and action desired. The labels are then further developed in additional groups of program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: People Innovate for Economy Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 8940013
    Abstract: A human skin treatment arrangement configured to treat surface conditions of human skin, especially the wrinkle, fine lines or scar appeared on the surface of human face, or for improving absorption efficiency of cosmetic or medical transdermal agent. In a treatment mode, the arrangement is configured for attaching to a portion of human skin such that the area of the human skin under treatment is maintained in a stretched position to enhance the treatment effect. In a further embodiment, the arrangement comprises a wrinkle relief agent, a scar relief agent or a cosmetic or medical transdermal agent to treat the surface of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 8876856
    Abstract: A human skin treatment arrangement configured to treat surface conditions of human skin, especially the wrinkle, fine lines or scar appeared on the surface of human face. In a treatment mode, the arrangement is configured for attaching to a portion of human skin such that the area of the human skin under treatment is maintained in a stretched position to enhance the treatment effect. In a further embodiment, the arrangement comprises a wrinkle relief agent or a scar relief agent to treat the surface of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20140047406
    Abstract: A cloud servicing system is provided to support a consumer for interactively programming a programmable product such as programmable toys or home security system. A consumer friendly path driven programming method is introduced to supplement the servicing cloud and support the new world of intelligent home and consumer programmable applications. The system may comprise a consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad as well as proprietary smart phone circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Ar-Fu Lam, Hung Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: 8641474
    Abstract: A toy play set comprising a master toy member and two or more accessory toy members. The master toy member comprises a power source, an audio driving circuit and an audio transducer. Each of said accessory toy member is configured to receive power from said master toy member by contact and to provide visual response and/or an audio sound through a speaker located at said master toy member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 8523742
    Abstract: A baby walker is introduced herein. The baby walker includes a base and a pair of shoulder straps. The base is made by flexible materials such as plastics, or the similar materials. In one exemplary embodiment, the base of the baby walker may be packaged in a deflated form, and may be filled with air to form a shape as desired for an operation mode. The baby walker further includes a pair of shoulder straps which are firmly and fixedly attached in a peripheral upper side of the base. When the baby is placed in a central cavity of the base, the pair of the shoulder straps can be placed alongside the two shoulders of the baby. When the baby wears the baby walker and stands up, the whole baby walker is lifted up for a height above the ground level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Peter Ar-Fu Lam, Chun-Ting Lee, Ting-Ku Tao
  • Patent number: 8371895
    Abstract: A toy play set comprising user designed base plate and structure plates, story telling media, a master doll and accessory toy articles is provided for a child to rebuild a toy playing scene after reading a scene base story, and then for the child to build the play set according to his/her imaginative capability. Interactive audio and/or visual responses are provided when a master toy member touches an accessory toy member for providing further fun in playing the custom designed story scene based play set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: People Innovate for Economy Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20130018332
    Abstract: A human skin treatment arrangement configured to treat surface conditions of human skin, especially the wrinkle, fine lines or scar appeared on the surface of human face, or for improving absorption efficiency of cosmetic or medical transdermal agent. In a treatment mode, the arrangement is configured for attaching to a portion of human skin such that the area of the human skin under treatment is maintained in a stretched position to enhance the treatment effect. In a further embodiment, the arrangement comprises a wrinkle relief agent, a scar relief agent or a cosmetic or medical transdermal agent to treat the surface of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20130019019
    Abstract: A cloud servicing system is provided to support a consumer for interactively programming a programmable product such as programmable toys or home security system. A consumer friendly path driven programming method is introduced to supplement the servicing cloud and support the new world of intelligent home and consumer programmable applications. The system may comprise a consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad as well as proprietary smart phone circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20120053022
    Abstract: A baby walker is introduced herein. The baby walker includes a base and a pair of shoulder straps. The base is made by flexible materials such as plastics, or the similar materials. In one exemplary embodiment, the base of the baby walker may be packaged in a deflated form, and may be filled with air to form a shape as desired for an operation mode. The baby walker further includes a pair of shoulder straps which are firmly and fixedly attached in a peripheral upper side of the base. When the baby is placed in a central cavity of the base, the pair of the shoulder straps can be placed alongside the two shoulders of the baby. When the baby wears the baby walker and stands up, the whole baby walker is lifted up for a height above the ground level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Peter Ar-Fu Lam, Chun-Ting Lee, Ting-Ku Tao
  • Publication number: 20120021731
    Abstract: A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20120021732
    Abstract: A cloud computing system is provided to support a consumer for programming a smart phone/touch pad. Set of accessory members is provided to enable said consumer to build and program a consumer designed article that comprises said consumer programmed smart phone/touch pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Patent number: 7941659
    Abstract: An application program is provided to work with two operating systems of a computer. A first mode of the application program is configured to work with the computer before the primary operating system is booted. The second mode of the application program is provided to work under the environment provide by the primary operation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventor: Peter Ar-Fu Lam
  • Publication number: 20110068492
    Abstract: A 3D curved display device, fabrication method thereof and a plastic display panel are provided. The method includes providing a plastic display panel. The plastic display panel includes a first electrode layer formed on a first substrate, a second electrode layer formed on a second substrate, and a plurality of spacers and a display medium layer disposed between the first and the second electrode layers. A pressure source and a mold are provided to sandwich the plastic display panel to perform a molding process to form a 3D curved display device, wherein the first and the second substrates, and the first and the second electrode layers are made of plastic or elastic materials and the display medium layer is plastic, having a thickness greater than a height of the spacer before the molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Janglin Chen, Ar-Fu Lam, Tzeng-Shii Tsai