Patents by Inventor Chun Yiu CHU
Chun Yiu CHU 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).
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Publication number: 20240121869Abstract: Devices and methods that use returned power (RP) measurements during microwave energy delivery to perform one or more functions. For example, such microwave devices and systems with one or more features to measure the returned microwave power. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power may be used to obtain information about one or more of: antenna shape, system status and system performance. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power shaping elements may also be used to obtain information about one or more properties of the target material. Devices and methods for delivering microwave energy to a variety of target materials to achieve a variety of desired microwave effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Dinesh I. MODY, Ketan SHROFF, Amrish J. WALKE, Kirby CHIANG, Christopher Ah NEW, Christine M. TATE
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Patent number: 11895760Abstract: Devices and methods that use returned power (RP) measurements during microwave energy delivery to perform one or more functions. For example, microwave devices and systems with one or more features to measure the returned microwave power. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power may be used to obtain information about one or more of: antenna shape, system status and system performance. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power shaping elements may also be used to obtain information about one or more properties of the target material. Devices and methods for delivering microwave energy to a variety of target materials to achieve a variety of desired microwave effects.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Dinesh I. Mody, Ketan Shroff, Amrish J. Walke, Kirby Chiang, Christopher Ah New, Christine M. Tate
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Publication number: 20240000505Abstract: Devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy used in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation and/or creating point, line, area or volumetric lesions. Various embodiments of flexible, low-profile devices are also disclosed where such device can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue such as cardiac tissue. The devices disclosed herein comprise antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive shaping elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Ketan SHROFF, Dinesh I. MODY, Clarence EMMONS, Amrish J. WALKE
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Patent number: 11704941Abstract: Some disclosed methods may involve receiving an indication of a digit touching a surface of an apparatus in an active fingerprint sensor area, obtaining current fingerprint image data from the digit and performing a first authentication process based, at least in part, on the current fingerprint image data. Responsive to determining that the first authentication process is an unsuccessful authentication process, some methods may involve obtaining non-digit image data after the digit has been removed from the surface, performing a second authentication process based, at least in part, on the non-digit image data and providing a notification regarding the outcome of the second authentication process. In some examples, the non-digit image data may be obtained and the second authentication process may be performed without providing a notification regarding the unsuccessful outcome of the first authentication process.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raj Kumar, Chun Yiu Chu, Manjunath Reddy, Deepak Rajendra Karnik, Seong Jun Ma
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Patent number: 11684418Abstract: Devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy used in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation and/or creating point, line, area or volumetric lesions. Various embodiments of flexible, low-profile devices are also disclosed where such device can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue such as cardiac tissue. The devices disclosed herein comprise antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive shaping elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Dinesh I. Mody, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke
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Patent number: 11625955Abstract: A method may involve controlling, via a control system, the apparatus to provide a first prompt to place a digit on an outer surface of the apparatus in a fingerprint sensor system area. The method may involve determining, via the control system, a digit force or a digit pressure of the digit on the outer surface of the apparatus. The method may involve controlling, via the control system, the apparatus to provide a second prompt corresponding to the digit force or the digit pressure.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raj Kumar, Chun Yiu Chu, Jessica Liu Strohmann
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Publication number: 20230090998Abstract: A method may involve controlling, via a control system, the apparatus to provide a first prompt to place a digit on an outer surface of the apparatus in a fingerprint sensor system area. The method may involve determining, via the control system, a digit force or a digit pressure of the digit on the outer surface of the apparatus. The method may involve controlling, via the control system, the apparatus to provide a second prompt corresponding to the digit force or the digit pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Raj KUMAR, Chun Yiu CHU, Jessica Liu STROHMANN
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Publication number: 20220249163Abstract: The present invention discloses medical systems and methods adapted for the delivery of various medical components such as microwave antennas within or on a body for performing one or more medical procedures. Several embodiments herein disclose medical systems comprising a combination of one or more medical components and one or more elongate steerable or non-steerable arms that are adapted to mechanically manipulate the one or more medical components. Several embodiments of microwave antennas are disclosed that comprise an additional diagnostic or therapeutic modality located on or in the vicinity of the microwave antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Clarence EMMONS, Chun Yiu CHU, Amrish J. WALKE, Dinesh I. MODY, Ketan SHROFF
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Patent number: 11291503Abstract: The present invention discloses medical systems and methods adapted for the delivery of various medical components such as microwave antennas within or on a body for performing one or more medical procedures. Several embodiments herein disclose medical systems comprising a combination of one or more medical components and one or more elongate steerable or non-steerable arms that are adapted to mechanically manipulate the one or more medical components. Several embodiments of microwave antennas are disclosed that comprise an additional diagnostic or therapeutic modality located on or in the vicinity of the microwave antennas.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Clarence Emmons, Chun Yiu Chu, Amrish J. Walke, Dinesh I. Mody, Ketan Shroff
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Patent number: 11219484Abstract: The invention comprises novel microwave antennas wherein the microwave field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas disclosed herein incorporate one or more additional elements called shaping elements that use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field. Such shaping elements may be used to reduce the undesired backward coupling of the emitted microwave field to the transmission line. Such shaping elements may be used to increase the power efficiency of the antenna. The invention also discloses devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy emitted from the antennas for use in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Dinesh I. Mody, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke
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Publication number: 20220000553Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Ketan SHROFF, Clarence EMMONS, Amrish J. WALKE, Dinesh I. MODY
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Patent number: 11147619Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke, Dinesh I. Mody
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Publication number: 20210235553Abstract: The present invention related to devices and methods that use returned power (RP) measurements during microwave energy delivery to perform one or more functions. For example, microwave devices and systems with one or more features to measure the returned microwave power. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power may be used to obtain information about one or more of: antenna shape, system status and system performance. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power shaping elements may also be used to obtain information about one or more properties of the target material. The invention also discloses devices and methods for delivering microwave energy to a variety of target materials to achieve a variety of desired microwave effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Dinesh I. MODY, Ketan SHROFF, Amrish J. WALKE, Kirby CHIANG, Christopher Ah NEW, Christine M. TATE
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Publication number: 20210205014Abstract: Devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy used in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation and/or creating point, line, area or volumetric lesions. Various embodiments of flexible, low-profile devices are also disclosed where such device can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue such as cardiac tissue. The devices disclosed herein comprise antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive shaping elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Ketan SHROFF, Dinesh I. MODY, Clarence EMMONS, Amrish J. WALKE
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Patent number: 10939509Abstract: The present invention related to devices and methods that use returned power (RP) measurements during microwave energy delivery to perform one or more functions. For example, microwave devices and systems with one or more features to measure the returned microwave power. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power may be used to obtain information about one or more of: antenna shape, system status and system performance. One or more measurements of the returned microwave power shaping elements may also be used to obtain information about one or more properties of the target material. The invention also discloses devices and methods for delivering microwave energy to a variety of target materials to achieve a variety of desired microwave effects.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Dinesh I. Mody, Ketan Shroff, Amrish J. Walke, Kirby Chiang, Christopher Ah New, Christine M. Tate
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Patent number: 10869720Abstract: Devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy used in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation and/or creating point, line, area or volumetric lesions. Various embodiments of flexible, low-profile devices are also disclosed where such device can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue such as cardiac tissue. The devices disclosed herein comprise antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive shaping elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Dinesh I. Mody, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke
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Publication number: 20200121388Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Ketan SHROFF, Clarence EMMONS, Amrish J. WALKE, Dinesh I. MODY
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Publication number: 20190380776Abstract: The invention comprises novel microwave antennas wherein the microwave field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas disclosed herein incorporate one or more additional elements called shaping elements that use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field. Such shaping elements may be used to reduce the undesired backward coupling of the emitted microwave field to the transmission line. Such shaping elements may be used to increase the power efficiency of the antenna. The invention also discloses devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy emitted from the antennas for use in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu CHU, Ketan SHROFF, Dinesh I. MODY, Clarence EMMONS, Amrish J. WALKE
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Patent number: 10470819Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke, Dinesh I. Mody
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Patent number: 10299859Abstract: The invention comprises novel microwave antennas wherein the microwave field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas disclosed herein incorporate one or more additional elements called shaping elements that use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with one or more conductive or non-conductive elements to shape or redistribute the microwave field. Such shaping elements may be used to reduce the undesired backward coupling of the emitted microwave field to the transmission line. Such shaping elements may be used to increase the power efficiency of the antenna. The invention also discloses devices and methods for treating tissue with microwave energy emitted from the antennas for use in applications such as destroying a soft tissue by microwave ablation.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: MicroCube, LLCInventors: Chun Yiu Chu, Ketan Shroff, Dinesh I. Mody, Clarence Emmons, Amrish J. Walke