Patents by Inventor Lichun Shao

Lichun Shao 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: 20130053711
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, an implantable device for detecting variation in fluid flow rate is provided. The implantable device includes: a substrate having an active element arrangement; a sensor arrangement having a first portion that is mechanically secured and a second portion that is freely deflectable, the sensor arrangement in electrical communication with the active element arrangement, wherein the active element arrangement is configured to detect changes in deformation of the sensor arrangement and produce an output in response to the detected changes; and at least one inductive element mechanically coupled to the substrate and in electrical communication with the active element arrangement, wherein the inductive element is adapted to power the active element arrangement through inductive coupling to an excitation source, and wherein the inductive element is adapted to transmit the output associated with the detected changes in the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Rama Krishna Kotlanka, Pradeep Basappa Khannur, Kok Lim Chan, Soo Yeng Benjamin Chua, Xiaojun Yuan, Minkyu Je, Vaidyanathan Kripesh, Daquan Yu, Pavel Neuzil, Lichun Shao, Woo Tae Park