Patents by Inventor Cheng-Yen Ho

Cheng-Yen Ho 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).

  • Automated trimming of pliable items
    Patent number: 9635908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated cutting of pliable items. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic cutting and/or trimming of pliable items, such as a shoe upper that lacks uniformity. An image of the pliable item is captured having image features and a pattern is retrieved having pattern features, such as a proposed cut path. An image feature is compared to distance tolerances associated with pattern features to adjust the proposed cut path such that it satisfies the distance tolerances while providing a consistently sized and shaped trimmed item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yen Ho, Mike F. Quigley, Shu-Hui Wang
  • Automated Trimming Of Pliable Items
    Publication number: 20150107033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated cutting of pliable items. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic cutting and/or trimming of pliable items, such as a shoe upper that lacks uniformity. An image of the pliable item is captured having image features and a pattern is retrieved having pattern features, such as a proposed cut path. An image feature is compared to distance tolerances associated with pattern features to adjust the proposed cut path such that it satisfies the distance tolerances while providing a consistently sized and shaped trimmed item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yen Ho, Mike F. Quigley, Shu-Hui Wang