Patents by Inventor Leung Lau
Leung 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).
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Patent number: 11844629Abstract: A smart system and methods for coupling a medical transporter apparatus with an imaging apparatus, involving: a smart docking module comprising at least one coupler responsive to a controller operable by a set of executable instructions, the smart docking module comprising a non-magnetic material; and the smart docking module configured by the controller to automatically perform at least one of: position, dock, engage, latch, lock, interlock, release, emergency-release, quick-release, disengage, emergency-disengage, and quick-disengage the medical transporter apparatus in relation to the imaging apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventors: Dan Gavin Harrison, Mark Tullio Morreale, William Wai-Leung Lau, Murtasim Syed, Genevieve Rodrigue, Aryeh Benjamin Taub
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Patent number: 11782108Abstract: An adjustable head coil system and methods for enhancing and/or optimizing magnetic resonance imaging, involving a housing, the housing having at least one portion, the at least one portion having a lower portion, an upper portion, and opposing side portions, each at least one portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, each at least one portion configured to accommodate at least one radio-frequency coil, and the upper and lower portions each optionally configured to overlap and engage the opposing side portions for facilitating decoupling the at least one radio-frequency coil, and a tongue portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, engageable with the lower portion, and fixably couple-able with a transporter.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventors: William Wai-Leung Lau, Alexander Gyles Panther, Gilbert Thevathasan, Mark Tullio Morreale
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Patent number: 11726067Abstract: A detection system (100) and a method for identifying structural change (300) with a substrate (200) includes a sensor (101) configured to resonate at variable frequencies, the resonant frequency of the sensor changing in response to structural change in the substrate, a detector (102) located in proximity to the sensor for detecting the resonant frequency of the sensor, and a receiving device (103) in communication with the detector for receiving information output by the detector, an analyzing device (108) in communication with the receiving device for and interpreting information output by the receiving device. The sensor includes an engagement surface for engaging the substrate. The detector is located on the sensor and away from the engagement surface in such a way that the sensor and the detector are arranged to form a laminated structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventors: Chun Hung Cheng, Ho Lam, Ka Leung Lau
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Patent number: 11567152Abstract: A head coil assembly includes a housing with a lower portion, an upper portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein each portion includes two or more radio-frequency (RF) coils, wherein the portions are sized and shaped to adjustably conform to a curvature of the subject's head for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject's head placed inside the housing, wherein the portions are operable to transition from an open position where the portions are sufficiently apart from each other to a closed position where the portions are adjusted to tighten a wrap around the subject's head along the curvature, and wherein the two or more RF coils in each portion are disposed in such manner that when the portions are operated to transition from the open position to the closed position, the RF coils of each portion remain decoupled to each other even along edges of each portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventors: Ian Robert Oliphant Connell, Gilbert Thevathasan, William Wai-Leung Lau, Alexander Gyles Panther
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Publication number: 20220381858Abstract: An adjustable head coil system and methods for enhancing and/or optimizing magnetic resonance imaging, involving a housing, the housing having at least one portion, the at least one portion having a lower portion, an upper portion, and opposing side portions, each at least one portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, each at least one portion configured to accommodate at least one radio-frequency coil, and the upper and lower portions each optionally configured to overlap and engage the opposing side portions for facilitating decoupling the at least one radio-frequency coil, and a tongue portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, engageable with the lower portion, and fixably couple-able with a transporter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.Inventors: William Wai-Leung LAU, Alexander Gyles PANTHER, Gilbert THEVATHASAN, Mark Tullio MORREALE
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Patent number: 11435418Abstract: Optionally adjustable head coil system and methods for enhancing and/or optimizing magnetic resonance imaging, involving a housing, the housing having at least one portion, the at least one portion having a lower portion, an upper portion, and opposing side portions, each at least one portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, each at least one portion configured to accommodate at least one radio-frequency coil, and the upper and lower portions each optionally configured to overlap and engage the opposing side portions for facilitating decoupling the at least one radio-frequency coil, and a tongue portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, engageable with the lower portion, and fixably couple-able with a transporter.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.Inventors: William Wai-Leung Lau, Alexander Gyles Panther, Gilbert Thevathasan, Mark Tullio Morreale
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Patent number: 11388044Abstract: A computer-program product, a system, and a computer-implemented method include a processor(s) obtaining a configuration of a network including configurations of multiple network nodes and configurations of the network communication devices. The program code automatically models the network to generate a system model. The program code derives, from the system model, a loop-free Bayesian inference model, by generating a loop-free Bayesian network from the network.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Peraton Labs Inc.Inventors: Chi Leung Lau, David Shur, Qiong Shen, Kiran Rege, Rajesh Krishnan, Ta Chen, Andrzej Cichocki, Tom Banwell
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Patent number: 11330832Abstract: Examples of a pre-cooked instant food products and a process for preparing such food products are described. The process comprises the steps of i) steaming the food product for pre-determined time; ii) immersing the steamed food product in a high concentration cooled brine solution; iii) removing excess water from the surface of the food product; iv) packing a pre-determined amount of the food product into a container and sealing such container, and v) storing the containers of pre-cooked instant food products at temperatures of 2° C. or lower. The container is made of a material safe for keeping food products and is able to withstand temperatures higher than 90° C. The surface of the food product is coated with the salt from the brine solution to preserve it.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Zun Yang Enterprises Ltd.Inventor: Jim Hon Leung Lau
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Publication number: 20220008016Abstract: A smart system and methods for coupling a medical transporter apparatus with an imaging apparatus, involving: a smart docking module comprising at least one coupler responsive to a controller operable by a set of executable instructions, the smart docking module comprising a non-magnetic material; and the smart docking module configured by the controller to automatically perform at least one of: position, dock, engage, latch, lock, interlock, release, emergency-release, quick-release, disengage, emergency-disengage, and quick-disengage the medical transporter apparatus in relation to the imaging apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.Inventors: Dan Gavin HARRISON, Mark Tullio MORREALE, William Wai-Leung LAU, Murtasim SYED, Genevieve RODRIGUE, Aryeh Benjamin TAUB
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Publication number: 20210349164Abstract: A head coil assembly includes a housing with a lower portion, an upper portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein each portion includes two or more radio-frequency (RF) coils, wherein the portions are sized and shaped to adjustably conform to a curvature of the subject's head for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject's head placed inside the housing, wherein the portions are operable to transition from an open position where the portions are sufficiently apart from each other to a closed position where the portions are adjusted to tighten a wrap around the subject's head along the curvature, and wherein the two or more RF coils in each portion are disposed in such manner that when the portions are operated to transition from the open position to the closed position, the RF coils of each portion remain decoupled to each other even along edges of each portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Ian Robert Oliphant CONNELL, Gilbert Thevathasan, William Wai-Leung LAU, Alexander Gyles Panther
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Patent number: 11085978Abstract: A head coil assembly includes a housing with a lower portion, an upper portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein each portion includes two or more radio-frequency (RF) coils, wherein the portions are sized and shaped to adjustably conform to a curvature of the subject's head for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject's head placed inside the housing, wherein the portions are operable to transition from an open position where the portions are sufficiently apart from each other to a closed position where the portions are adjusted to tighten a wrap around the subject's head along the curvature, and wherein the two or more RF coils in each portion are disposed in such manner that when the portions are operated to transition from the open position to the closed position, the RF coils of each portion remain decoupled to each other even along edges of each portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Synaptive Medical Inc.Inventors: Ian Robert Oliphant Connell, Gilbert Thevathasan, William Wai-Leung Lau, Alexander Gyles Panther
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Publication number: 20210233114Abstract: A system for broadcasting information to public by moving vehicles includes a server, a plurality of electronic devices, and a plurality of display panels. The server stores a plurality of user accounts and the information for broadcasting. Each electronic device is associated with at least one of the user accounts to communicate with the server. The display panels communicate with the electronic devices and are configured for attaching onto a vehicle. Information to be broadcasted can be selected in each user account on an electronic device associated with one of the display panels to display the information to the public.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventor: Chung Leung LAU
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Publication number: 20200386834Abstract: A head coil assembly includes a housing with a lower portion, an upper portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein each portion includes two or more radio-frequency (RF) coils, wherein the portions are sized and shaped to adjustably conform to a curvature of the subject's head for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject's head placed inside the housing, wherein the portions are operable to transition from an open position where the portions are sufficiently apart from each other to a closed position where the portions are adjusted to tighten a wrap around the subject's head along the curvature, and wherein the two or more RF coils in each portion are disposed in such manner that when the portions are operated to transition from the open position to the closed position, the RF coils of each portion remain decoupled to each other even along edges of each portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Ian Robert Oliphant CONNELL, Gilbert Thevathasan, William Wai-Leung LAU, Alexander Gyles Panther
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Publication number: 20190053519Abstract: Examples of a pre-cooked instant food products and a process for preparing such pre-cooked instant food products are described. The process comprises the steps of i) steaming the food product for pre-determined time; ii) immersing the steamed food product in a high concentration cooled brine solution for about 5 to 15 minutes; iii) removing excess water from the surface of the food product for up to about 10 minutes; iv) packing a pre-determined amount of the food product into a container and sealing such container, and v) storing the containers of pre-cooked instant food products at temperatures of 2° C. or lower. The container is made of a material safe for keeping food products and is able to withstand temperatures higher than 90° C. The surface of the food product is coated with the salt from the brine solution to preserve it. In one example, the pre-cooked instant food product is a freshly made pasta.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventor: Jim Hon Leung Lau
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Publication number: 20180356477Abstract: Optionally adjustable head coil system and methods for enhancing and/or optimizing magnetic resonance imaging, involving a housing, the housing having at least one portion, the at least one portion having a lower portion, an upper portion, and opposing side portions, each at least one portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, each at least one portion configured to accommodate at least one radio-frequency coil, and the upper and lower portions each optionally configured to overlap and engage the opposing side portions for facilitating decoupling the at least one radio-frequency coil, and a tongue portion optionally in movable relation to any other portion for facilitating adjustability, engageable with the lower portion, and fixably couple-able with a transporter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: William Wai-Leung LAU, Alexander Gyles PANTHER, Gilbert THEVATHASAN, Mark Tullio MORREALE
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Patent number: 10024969Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and computer systems for recovering data of scene are provided. The techniques include: obtaining, by at least one processor, data of a scene; re-sampling, by the at least one processor, the data of the scene to obtain re-sampled sensing data of the scene and a corresponding sensing matrix; and constructing, by the at least one processor, recovered data of the scene using the re-sampled sensing data of the scene and the corresponding sensing matrix. In one embodiment, the method includes enhancing occluded data of the scene to construct the recovered data of the scene, where the recovered data of the scene facilitates identification of the scene. In another embodiment, the method includes compressing original data of a scene, the compressing including sampling the original data of the scene to select the data of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: VENCORE LABS, INC.Inventors: Chi Leung Lau, Ted K. Woodward
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Patent number: D809927Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (BARBADOS) INC.Inventors: William Wai-Leung Lau, Timotheus Anton Gmeiner, Fergal Kerins
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Patent number: D820984Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (BARBADOS) INC.Inventors: Leila Kheradpir, William Wai-Leung Lau
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Patent number: D839431Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (Barbados) Inc.Inventors: Mark Tullio Morreale, William Wai-Leung Lau, Daniel Gavin Harrison
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Patent number: D895809Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL (BARBADOS) INC.Inventors: Mark Tullio Morreale, William Wai-Leung Lau, Daniel Gavin Harrison