Patents by Inventor John Mai

John Mai 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: 20220358755
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and a method for automated recognition of drugs. This disclosure also relates to a system for automated recognition of drugs comprising a hyper-spectral imaging system. This disclosure also relates to a hyper-spectral imaging system configured to automatically recognize drugs by using a neural network. This disclosure relates to training the neural network to identify a drug type (e.g., the name of the drug) based on an image (e.g., normal visible image and/or hyperspectral image) of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Tejal GALA, Yanwen XIONG, Min Young Hur HUBBARD, John MAI
  • Patent number: 7763844
    Abstract: The invention includes at least one swingable elastic locking bar mounted on the chassis of the scanner, and the end of the elastic locking bar is provided with a contact member having a low friction coefficient, and let the contact member on the elastic locking bar contact the top cover of the frame body of the scanner. Thus, the chassis may be rigidly rested on the top cover or on the glass mounted on the top cover to move, thereby providing a good scanning effect of an arbitrary angle. The swingable action of the elastic locking bar may efficiently absorb the tolerance produced during fabrication and assembly of the top cover and the bottom housing of the frame body of the scanner, thereby assuring stability of the optical travel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Avision Inc.
    Inventors: Devon Shyu, John Mai
  • Publication number: 20070115092
    Abstract: An interactively authorizing access control method applicable to an access control center is disclosed. According to the present invention, an effective time interval can be set for the permit by an authorized person of the object according to his/her usual pass time such that when the access control center identifies the permit is valid, the effectiveness of the permit can be further determined according to the effective time interval set by the authorized person, thereby determining whether the object is allowed to pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Pin-Chao Hsu, Mu-Lan Liao, Min-Ju Hsieh, Wu-Chi Ho, John Mai
  • Publication number: 20070113241
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method to implement a business model for advertising revenue that allows advertising hosts to reliably detect registered audience members who respond to advertisements by coming into close physical proximity of designated locations, so that corresponding advertisers may be billed accordingly. A host system operated by the advertising hosts includes a data processing module, an electronic environment, advertisements, and a data communications network. The electronic environment presents content associated with that environment and the advertisements. Audience members who see the advertisements and respond by coming into close proximity to the designated locations associated with the advertisements are then detected by readers. An embodiment of the system and method utilizes RFID tags placed at the designated locations, and it utilizes RFID readers cared by audience members used to detect the tags when audience members come into close proximity of the tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: John Mai, Chun-Jung Wu, Pin-Chao Hsu, Bing-Chen Kuo, Bo-Chen Wu
  • Publication number: 20070069899
    Abstract: A flexible radio frequency identification label and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. A first flexible protection layer is attached to a second flexible protection layer to form a closed space for receiving a radio frequency identification circuit. By such arrangement, a good flexibility can be provided by the flexible protection layers, and the closed space also enables the radio frequency identification circuit to be protected and isolated from the moisture in the outside environment, such that the circuit can be prevented from being oxidized and the service life of the product can be extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Chin-Ming Shih, Pin-Chao Hsu, Ya-Ping Chen, John Mai
  • Publication number: 20070045412
    Abstract: An RFID system, which operates at different frequencies, for information interchange is provided. The system includes a user RFID module and a proprietor RFID module. The two RFID modules include a tag and a tag reader which operate at different frequencies, respectively. The frequency of the tag of the proprietor RFID module is the same as that of the tag reader of the user RFID module. According to the frequency, the data in the proprietor RFID module is able to be read by the tag reader of the user RFID module. The frequency of the tag reader of the proprietor RFID module is the same as that of the tag of the user RFID module. According to the frequency, the data in the user RFID module is able to be read by the tag reader of the proprietor RFID module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Bo-Chen Wu, Li-Jueng Tseng, Bing-Chen Kuo, John Mai, Chung-En Kao
  • Publication number: 20060027570
    Abstract: Bonding of MEMs materials is carried out using microwave. High microwave absorbing films are placed within a microwave cavity, and excited to cause selective heating in the skin of the material. This causes heating in one place more than another. Thereby minimizing the effects of the bonding microwave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Barmatz, John Mai, Henry Jackson, Nasser Budraa, W. Pike