Patents by Inventor Pei Yong Edwin Chow

Pei Yong Edwin Chow 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: 20110136929
    Abstract: A polymer matrix defining pores is formed by polymerizing polymer precursors in a precursor solution. The precursor solution comprises a bicontinuous microemulsion of a first fluid in a first continuous phase and a second fluid in a second continuous phase. The first fluid comprises the polymer precursors. The second fluid comprises the glucose probe. Some internal pores are connected to surface pores in the matrix through openings sized to allow passage of glucose molecules but restrict passage of the glucose probe. As the glucose probe is dispersed in the precursor solution prior to polymerization, some glucose probe molecules are trapped in the internal pores after polymerization. The formed polymer may be used in an ophthalmic device such as contact lens, for detecting the presence of glucose in an ocular fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Pei Yong Edwin Chow, Jackie Y. Ying