Patents by Inventor Wai Man Lau

Wai Man Lau 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).

  • Publication number: 20230270593
    Abstract: The present invention discloses assistive smart glasses for visual impairment, and a system and a control method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Kwok Hing LO, Kai Wing SIU, Wai Man LAU
  • Patent number: 9930842
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a bioreactor for growing photoautotrophic organisms is provided. The bioreactor includes a vessel configured to receive the photoautotrophic organisms, the vessel having a longitudinal axis, which a circumferential wall extends around said axis, wherein said circumferential wall is translucent so as to enable light to enter the vessel from the outside for acting on the photoautotrophic organisms, wherein a device for providing an uneven distribution of the light intensity within said vessel along said axis is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wai Man Lau, Seri Lee
  • Patent number: 9881472
    Abstract: A tag and a hybrid security system with the tag are disclosed. A combination tag combined a passive RFID tag and an AM tag includes a passive RFID tag; an AM tag; and an enclosure housing the RFID tag and the AM tag. The hybrid security system includes a pedestal embedded with an EAS antenna and a RFID antenna; and a RFID reader, wherein the pedestal is configured to sense the AM tag of the combination tag and trigger the RFID reader to read the RFID tag of the combination tag when presence of the AM tag is sensed. A security tag is also disclosed, including an enclosure having a PP top housing and a PP bottom housing; an AM tag housed in the enclosure; and a lock mechanism securing the security tag onto a person's wristband; wherein the security tag has a color characteristic for identification of persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sonne International Company Limited
    Inventors: Bik Kwan Bikie Wong, Wai Man Lau
  • Publication number: 20170267957
    Abstract: A photobioreactor for cultivating photoautotrophs that comprises a first hatcher for containing the photoautotrophs and a first feed medium; a second hatcher for holding the photoautotrophs and a second feed medium; and a pump connected to the first hatcher, the second hatcher or both the first hatcher and the second hatcher for moving the photoautotrophs between the first hatcher and the second hatcher or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AGRONOSIS PTE LTD
    Inventor: Wai Man LAU
  • Publication number: 20160351035
    Abstract: A tag and a hybrid security system with the tag are disclosed. A combination tag combined a passive RFID tag and an AM tag includes a passive RFID tag; an AM tag; and an enclosure housing the RFID tag and the AM tag. The hybrid security system includes a pedestal embedded with an EAS antenna and a RFID antenna; and a RFID reader, wherein the pedestal is configured to sense the AM tag of the combination tag and trigger the RFID reader to read the RFID tag of the combination tag when presence of the AM tag is sensed. A security tag is also disclosed, including an enclosure having a PP top housing and a PP bottom housing; an AM tag housed in the enclosure; and a lock mechanism securing the security tag onto a person's wristband; wherein the security tag has a color characteristic for identification of persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Bik Kwan Bikie WONG, Wai Man LAU
  • Publication number: 20140331552
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a bioreactor for growing photoautotrophic organisms is provided. The bioreactor includes a vessel configured to receive the photoautotrophic organisms, the vessel having a longitudinal axis, which a circumferential wall extends around said axis, wherein said circumferential wall is translucent so as to enable light to enter the vessel from the outside for acting on the photoautotrophic organisms, wherein a device for providing an uneven distribution of the light intensity within said vessel along said axis is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Wai Man Lau, Seri Lee