Patents by Inventor Boon Fong Chew

Boon Fong Chew 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).

  • Fish activity monitoring system for early warning of water contamination
    Patent number: 8723949
    Abstract: A system and system for monitoring water quality. The system comprises a container for receiving a flow of water to be monitored, the container containing a plurality of fish and configured such that a substantially 3-dimensional group behavior of the fish is accommodated; a first imaging device disposed above the container for obtaining top view video data of the fish; and means for identifying individual fish based on foreground object detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: How Lung Eng, Beng Hai Lee, Suryanti Yunita Anggrelly, Boon Fong Chew
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WATER QUALITY
    Publication number: 20120086802
    Abstract: A system and system for monitoring water quality. The system comprises a container for receiving a flow of water to be monitored, the container containing a plurality of fish and configured such that a substantially 3-dimensional group behaviour of the fish is accommodated; a first imaging device disposed above the container for obtaining top view video data of the fish; and means for identifying individual fish based on foreground object detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: How Lung Eng, Beng Hai Lee, Suryanti Yunita Anggrelly, Boon Fong Chew