Patents by Inventor Ming Yee

Ming Yee 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: 20250010015
    Abstract: Moisture conditions in a conduit, particularly a gases supply system conduit for supplying respiratory or surgical gases, can be detected using an electrical property of the conduit. Moisture conditions can also be detected in another component of the gases supply system. The detected moisture conditions can be managed to reduce and/or remove excess moisture in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Alan Seekup, Elmo Benson Stoks, Eugena Ming-Yee Au, Eric Deverick, Po-Yen Liu, Ivan Chih-Fan Teng, Nimansha Budhiraja, Naeem Bin Razali, Luke Morgan Gemmell, Ree Isaac Surowiez
  • Patent number: 10573013
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for rendering a smooth gradient of colors across a boundary surface of two or more shapes by creating a polygon mesh representation of the surface of the two or more shapes and rendering the mesh for display such that the curvature of colors is minimized across the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
  • Patent number: 10036752
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining the colorectal cancer status of subject, comprising applying to a colon and/or rectal surface an agent which is able to distinguish between a) mature glycosylated forms of MUC2 and b) incomplete or aberrant glycosylated forms of MUC2, and determining the extent to which the agent binds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Inventor: Trevor Ming-Yee Yeung
  • Publication number: 20180204337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for rendering a smooth gradient of colors across a boundary surface of two or more shapes by creating a polygon mesh representation of the surface of the two or more shapes and rendering the mesh for display such that the curvature of colors is minimized across the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
  • Patent number: 9877993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing an extract from the Polygonum minus for cognition and cosmetic purposes. The extract of Polygonum minus includes quercetin-3-glucuronide and quercitrin. Extract of Polygonum minus is provided in an amount effective to reduce oxidative damage. A process for isolation of an active extract from Polygonum minus includes the steps of a) subjecting the Polygonum minus including aerial parts of the plant to solvent extraction preferably with a material solvent ratio of 1:10-20 by percolation at a temperature range of 70-105° C. preferably 80° C. to obtain the extract; and b) filtering the extract obtained from step (a) followed by concentration and drying involving freeze drying, spray drying or vacuum belt drying to obtain therefrom the dry extract powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BIOTROPICS MALAYSIA BERHAD
    Inventors: Annie George V. K. George, Kar Ming Yee
  • Publication number: 20170146537
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining the colorectal cancer status of subject, comprising applying to a colon and/or rectal surface an agent which is able to distinguish between a) mature glycosylated forms of MUC2 and b) incomplete or aberrant glycosylated forms of MUC2, and determining the extent to which the agent binds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Trevor Ming-Yee Yeung
  • Patent number: 9569471
    Abstract: An asset model import connector includes an interface to receive asset data from a data source and a normalize module. The normalize module determines an operation to be performed at a system based on the received asset data and determines code to perform the determined operation. The schema may be populated with attributes from the asset data, and sent to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Dhiraj Sharan, Qiang Zeng, Sez Ming Yee
  • Publication number: 20150320821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing an extract from the Polygonum minus for cognition and cosmetic purposes. The extract of Polygonum minus includes quercetin-3-glucuronide and quercitrin. Extract of Polygonum minus is provided in an amount effective to reduce oxidative damage. A process for isolation of an active extract from Polygonum minus includes the steps of a) subjecting the Polygonum minus including aerial parts of the plant to solvent extraction preferably with a material solvent ratio of 1:10-20 by percolation at a temperature range of 70-105° C. preferably 80° C. to obtain the extract; and b) filtering the extract obtained from step (a) followed by concentration and drying involving freeze drying, spray drying or vacuum belt drying to obtain therefrom the dry extract powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Annie George V.K. GEORGE, Kar Ming YEE
  • Patent number: 8788336
    Abstract: An advertiser may be provided with fast and accurate estimates of the future cost and/or performance information for one or more actual or hypothetical ads (generally referred to as “proto-ads”). Past auction information may be used to simulate auctions that the proto-ad would have competed in. The proto-ad may then participate in a “replay” of such past auctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Arash Baratloo, Monika H. Henzinger, Ming-Yee Iu, Wilburt Labio, Zhe Qian, Keith Randall, Robert J. Stets
  • Publication number: 20140156711
    Abstract: An asset model import connector includes an interface to receive asset data from a data source and a normalize module. The normalize module determines an operation to be performed at a system based on the received asset data and determines code to perform the determined operation. The schema may be populated with attributes from the asset data, and sent to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Dhiraj Sharan, Qiang Zeng, Sez-ming Yee
  • Publication number: 20140031715
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a coil electrode, RF applicator and RF treatment apparatus, along with an associated method of operation, that have been developed for treating tumors in bone tissue, including large tumors with a single treatment session or ablating intravertebral nerves. Embodiments are also described that provide the capability to perform multifocal treatments for safe and effective treatment of multiple bone tumors or ablating intravertebral nerves. Embodiments are also described that provide a 3-tiered multi-modality treatment regimen which would sequentially include RF ablation of a bone tumor, tumor debulking and vertebroplasty or ablating intravertebral nerves as part of pain treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Michael David SHERAR, Kieran MURPHY, Brock MILLER, Claire MCCANN, Cari Marisa WHYNE, Padina Sadat PEZESHKI, Albert Juang Ming YEE
  • Patent number: 8513200
    Abstract: A process for straightening or relaxing hair comprising the following steps: (a) providing a hair straightening or relaxing composition having a pH ranging from 8 to 11.5, and containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one weak acid chosen from monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic and tricarboxylic acids, their salts, and mixtures thereof; (b) contacting the hair with the hair straightening or relaxing composition to form treated hair; and (c) straightening or relaxing the treated hair by applying heat, wherein hydroxide-containing compounds are not used. Disclosed herein is also a preferred hair straightening or relaxing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Felicia Dixon, Bradford Pistorio, Angela Ellington, Ming Yee
  • Patent number: 8488522
    Abstract: A system and method for managing wireless communications for a plurality of devices in a high occupancy vehicle is presented. The method comprises steps of creating a global bandwidth usage map across all vehicles, routes, and passengers, transmitting the global bandwidth usage map to a vehicle controller, interpreting the global bandwidth usage map and creating a local usage map, and commanding a wireless concentrator to manage the wireless communications for the devices in accordance with the local usage map. Further, the global map can be created by gathering ticket and route information, obtaining customer productivity data from a network, and parsing obtained data into canonical form. A step of inputting the ticketing information by one of the user, and a ticketing agent can be included. A step of displaying messages using a wireless access application residing on the device can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Falchuk, Ming-Yee Lai
  • Publication number: 20120296968
    Abstract: An inventive system and method for group communication among devices in M2M networks comprises associating one or more of the devices with a gateway having a unique identifier, initiating registration of the devices at an M2M network using the unique identifier of the gateway, providing from the network a temporary identifier to the gateway and associating, in the network, the temporary identifier with the gateway, attaching the devices to the network using the temporary identifier, and communicating information between the network and the device through the gateway. In one aspect, the devices can be classified into sub-groups and each sub-group has a sub-group head that can be attached to the gateway so that the devices can communicate with the network through the sub-group head instead of the gateway. Each sub-group can be associated with a unique temporary identifier, in addition to the temporary identifier associated with the gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Fuchun Joseph Lin, Ming-Yee Lai, Subir Das, Jyh-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8243991
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a target in imagery is disclosed. At least one image region exhibiting changes in at least intensity is detected from among at least a pair of aligned images. A distribution of changes in at least intensity inside the at least one image region is determined using an unsupervised learning method. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is used to identify pixels experiencing changes of interest. At least one target from the identified pixels is identified using a supervised learning method. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is a joint hue and intensity histogram when the pair of images pertain to color imagery. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is an intensity histogram when the pair of images pertain to grey-level imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Subhodev Das, Yi Tan, Ming-Yee Chiu, Andrew Coppock, Feng Han
  • Publication number: 20110256084
    Abstract: A process for straightening or relaxing hair comprising the following steps: (a) providing a hair straightening or relaxing composition having a pH ranging from 8 to 11.5, and containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one weak acid chosen from monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic and tricarboxylic acids, their salts, and mixtures thereof; (b) contacting the hair with the hair straightening or relaxing composition to form treated hair; and (c) straightening or relaxing the treated hair by applying heat, wherein hydroxide-containing compounds are not used. Disclosed herein is also a preferred hair straightening or relaxing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Felicia Dixon, Bradford Pistorio, Angela Ellington, Ming Yee
  • Publication number: 20100092036
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a target in imagery is disclosed. At least one image region exhibiting changes in at least intensity is detected from among at least a pair of aligned images. A distribution of changes in at least intensity inside the at least one image region is determined using an unsupervised learning method. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is used to identify pixels experiencing changes of interest. At least one target from the identified pixels is identified using a supervised learning method. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is a joint hue and intensity histogram when the pair of images pertain to color imagery. The distribution of changes in at least intensity is an intensity histogram when the pair of images pertain to grey-level imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Subhodev Das, Yi Tan, Ming-Yee Chiu, Andrew Coppock, Feng Han
  • Patent number: 7694320
    Abstract: According to the invention, channel surfers are aided by summary frames appearing on the screen along with the regular program. These summary frames are embedded in the broadcast and appear in a small window on the screen at some point in the future as the video is broadcast. The summary frames depict key scenes from the past which aid the viewer in quickly ascertaining the current plot or theme of the video program. In an interactive television environment, a short video segment may be associated with each shot such that when the shot is selected, the past video segment is played in a larger window on the screen complete with sound. Once the segment is viewed, the video program is rejoined in progress with the viewer having a better sense of what is going on in the video. Hence, a when a channel surfer arrives at a new channel, rather than only having what is currently playing to catch the eye, summary frames are also available to catch the surfer's attention and aid in understanding the programming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Boon-Lock Yeo, Minerva Ming-Yee Yeung
  • Publication number: 20090279483
    Abstract: A system and method for managing wireless communications for a plurality of devices in a high occupancy vehicle is presented. The method comprises steps of creating a global bandwidth usage map across all vehicles, routes, and passengers, transmitting the global bandwidth usage map to a vehicle controller, interpreting the global bandwidth usage map and creating a local usage map, and commanding a wireless concentrator to manage the wireless communications for the devices in accordance with the local usage map. Further, the global map can be created by gathering ticket and route information, obtaining customer productivity data from a network, and parsing obtained data into canonical form. A step of inputting the ticketing information by one of the user, and a ticketing agent can be included. A step of displaying messages using a wireless access application residing on the device can be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Falchuk, Ming-Yee Lai
  • Patent number: D625140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Chekiang Metalware Factory Company Limited
    Inventor: Ming-Yee Tse