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).
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Publication number: 20250010015Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 10573013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
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Patent number: 10036752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Oxford University Innovation LimitedInventor: Trevor Ming-Yee Yeung
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Publication number: 20180204337Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
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Patent number: 9877993Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: BIOTROPICS MALAYSIA BERHADInventors: Annie George V. K. George, Kar Ming Yee
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Publication number: 20170146537Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITEDInventor: Trevor Ming-Yee Yeung
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Patent number: 9569471Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LPInventors: Dhiraj Sharan, Qiang Zeng, Sez Ming Yee
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Publication number: 20150320821Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Annie George V.K. GEORGE, Kar Ming YEE
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Patent number: 8788336Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Arash Baratloo, Monika H. Henzinger, Ming-Yee Iu, Wilburt Labio, Zhe Qian, Keith Randall, Robert J. Stets
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Publication number: 20140156711Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Dhiraj Sharan, Qiang Zeng, Sez-ming Yee
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Publication number: 20140031715Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Michael David SHERAR, Kieran MURPHY, Brock MILLER, Claire MCCANN, Cari Marisa WHYNE, Padina Sadat PEZESHKI, Albert Juang Ming YEE
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Patent number: 8513200Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Felicia Dixon, Bradford Pistorio, Angela Ellington, Ming Yee
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Patent number: 8488522Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin W. Falchuk, Ming-Yee Lai
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Publication number: 20120296968Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Fuchun Joseph Lin, Ming-Yee Lai, Subir Das, Jyh-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 8243991Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: Subhodev Das, Yi Tan, Ming-Yee Chiu, Andrew Coppock, Feng Han
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Publication number: 20110256084Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: L'OREALInventors: Felicia Dixon, Bradford Pistorio, Angela Ellington, Ming Yee
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Publication number: 20100092036Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Subhodev Das, Yi Tan, Ming-Yee Chiu, Andrew Coppock, Feng Han
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Patent number: 7694320Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 27, 2000Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Boon-Lock Yeo, Minerva Ming-Yee Yeung
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Publication number: 20090279483Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Benjamin W. Falchuk, Ming-Yee Lai
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Patent number: D625140Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Chekiang Metalware Factory Company LimitedInventor: Ming-Yee Tse