Patents by Inventor Li-Wun Chen Tam

Li-Wun Chen Tam 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatic control of instruments through video signals
    Patent number: 6049836
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing communication between a first machine and a second machine comprises the steps of, and apparatus for, coupling a first video display output of the first machine to a first input port of the second machine, converting first video display signals generated by the first machine at the first video display output into first instructions and data and using the first instructions and data to operate the second machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard O. Carmack, Howard Clarence Freeman, Charles V. Green, David S. Herron, Darren Carl Martin, G. Scott Rulong, Mark J. Simmons, Karl Szabo, Raymond E. Szkotak, Li-Wun Chen Tam, Robert C. Uleski, Frank W. Wagle, Stephen T. West
  • Method and apparatus for automatic control of instruments through video
    Patent number: 5724066
    Abstract: A system and method provide for distinguishing among characters of a character set. The characters are represented by a data stream of pixel information to a display port. A subset of the pixel information in the data stream contains sufficient information for unique identification of each character within the character set. Examination of the data within the subset of pixels permits identification of respective characters within the set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Richard O. Carmack, Howard Clarence Freeman, Charles V. Green, David S. Herron, Darren Carl Martin, G. Scott Rulong, Mark J. Simmons, Karl Szabo, Raymond E. Szkotak, Li-Wun Chen Tam, Robert C. Uleski, Frank W. Wagle, Stephen T. West