Patents by Inventor Philip Chao

Philip Chao 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).

  • Patent number: 11920727
    Abstract: A deployable light for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The deployable light is adapted to deploy from a stowed position wherein the light may shine in a first direction, to a deployed position wherein the light may shine opposite the first direction. The deployable light may include a magnetic connection portion for attachment to a cellular telephone. The deployable light may provide light when the telephone is using either its forward facing camera or it rearward facing camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 11796126
    Abstract: A support for holding an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The support may have support arms that can grip the electronic device. A magnetic mounting surface may include an annular magnet at its outer area, which is adapted to magnetically hold an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The support arms may be able to move from a first position perpendicular to the magnetic mounting surface to a second positions parallel to the magnetic mounting surface. The support arms may be extendible from a central portion and this extension may be resisted by internal springs. A cellular telephone may be held within the extended arms to provide gripping support to the telephone. In the parallel configuration, the extendable arms may provide a further mounting surface for stability of the phone on its magnetic mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20230213965
    Abstract: A computer display accessory mount system adapted to be used in different configurations. Accessory mounting bars are adapted to be mounted to the rear of a display screen at the locations also used to mount the display to traditional support structures. The accessory mounting bars may have brackets which extend to the traditional mounting locations. The accessory mounting bars may extend out to near the perimeter of the display and provide mounting to accessories, such as lights, microphones, and cameras. The accessories may be mounted to flexible support arms which are in turn mounted to the accessory mounting bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hen-Li Philip Chao, Ryan Winter
  • Patent number: 11653731
    Abstract: A device case with a strap adapted to allow the user to hold an electronic device with the aid of a strap. The device case is adapted to receive an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a case with rimmed sides that capture the electronic device. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. An attachable device strap adapted to be adhesively fastened to the back side of an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, or to the back side of a case holding a cellular telephone. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. Accessories such as stands, holders, and lights may be couple to the exposed clip, adding other functionalities to the case system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Vitech Imaging Solutions S.p.A.
    Inventors: Noah Balmer, Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20220401960
    Abstract: A radiosynthesis system is disclosed that leverages droplet microfluidic radiosynthesis and its inherent advantages including reduction of reagent consumption and the ability to achieve high molar activity even when using low starting radioactivity. The radiosynthesis system enables the parallel synthesis of radiolabeled compounds using droplet-sized reaction volumes. In some embodiments, a single heater is used to create multiple reaction or synthesis sites. In other embodiments, separate heaters are used to create independently-controlled heating conditions at the multiple reaction or synthesis sites. In one embodiment, a four-heater setup was developed that utilizes a multi-reaction microfluidic chip and was assessed for the suitability with high-throughput radiosynthesis optimization. Replicates of several radiochemical operations including the full synthesis of various PET tracers revealed the platform to have high repeatability (e.g., consistent fluorination efficiency).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: R. Michael van Dam, Jia Wang, Alejandra Rios, Philip Chao, Jason Jones
  • Publication number: 20220312916
    Abstract: A device case with a strap adapted to allow the user to hold an electronic device with the aid of a strap. The device case is adapted to receive an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a case with rimmed sides that capture the electronic device. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. An attachable device strap adapted to be adhesively fastened to the back side of an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, or to the back side of a case holding a cellular telephone. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. Accessories such as stands, holders, and lights may be couple to the exposed clip, adding other functionalities to the case system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Noah Balmer, Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20220316689
    Abstract: A deployable light for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The deployable light is adapted to deploy from a stowed position wherein the light may shine in a first direction, to a deployed position wherein the light may shine opposite the first direction. The deployable light may include a magnetic connection portion for attachment to a cellular telephone. The deployable light may provide light when the telephone is using either its forward facing camera or it rearward facing camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 11396984
    Abstract: A deployable lighting system with device support adapted to allow a user to deploy lighting that may be used while recording or live-streaming video. The device support may be mounted upon a tripod, or other support, or may be self-supporting. The device support is adapted to support an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a device clip. A deployable lighting system may be deployed which deploys from a compact, stowed, configuration to a deployed configuration in which a plurality of lights may surround the device clip. The deployable lighting system may take the shape of a ring light or a star light, such that a user doing self-video is well lit. The lighting system may allow for warmer or cooler tones to be selected from the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Vitec Imaging Solutions S.P.A.
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20220228709
    Abstract: A support for holding an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. In some aspects, the support has an adhesive backing to affix to a surface. The support may have a bracket adapted to mount to a tripod. A connector adapted to magnetically couple a trio of legs to an electronic device. A support with a magnetic connector for holding a cellular telephone with an adhesive back surface and a hollow central portion with slots allowing access for and support of a charging cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20220228708
    Abstract: A support for holding an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The support may have support arms that can grip the electronic device. A magnetic mounting surface may include an annular magnet at its outer area, which is adapted to magnetically hold an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The support arms may be able to move from a first position perpendicular to the magnetic mounting surface to a second positions parallel to the magnetic mounting surface. The support arms may be extendible from a central portion and this extension may be resisted by internal springs. A cellular telephone may be held within the extended arms to provide gripping support to the telephone. In the parallel configuration, the extendable arms may provide a further mounting surface for stability of the phone on its magnetic mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 11388966
    Abstract: A device case with a strap adapted to allow the user to hold an electronic device with the aid of a strap. The device case is adapted to receive an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a case with rimmed sides that capture the electronic device. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. An attachable device strap adapted to be adhesively fastened to the back side of an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, or to the back side of a case holding a cellular telephone. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. Accessories such as stands, holders, and lights may be couple to the exposed clip, adding other functionalities to the case system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Yitec Imaging Solutions S.P.A.
    Inventors: Noah Balmer, Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20210059371
    Abstract: A device case with a strap adapted to allow the user to hold an electronic device with the aid of a strap. The device case is adapted to receive an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a case with rimmed sides that capture the electronic device. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. An attachable device strap adapted to be adhesively fastened to the back side of an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, or to the back side of a case holding a cellular telephone. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. Accessories such as stands, holders, and lights may be couple to the exposed clip, adding other functionalities to the case system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Noah Balmer, Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Publication number: 20050275733
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for rendering a video image to a destination image space from a plurality of source image spaces. The method includes the steps of generating a set of intermediate incremental values from one or more polynomials, incrementally evaluating the polynomials within a loop processing area of a source or a destination image space along an inner and an outer processing loop based upon the generated set of intermediate incremental values. During the rendering a video image, the method retrieves pixels from a source image space, creates color pattern, or blends the pixels from two source image spaces based upon the evaluated polynomials from the inner and outer loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventor: Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 4637037
    Abstract: The illustrated receiver 6, in flip-flops 16A-D, stores four sequential samples of a biphase-L signal A1 and shifts the samples into four shift registers 24A-D. The sampled signals are clocked through their respective shift registers 24A-D by selected phases of multiphase clock .phi..sub.1, .phi..sub.2, .phi..sub.3, .phi..sub.4. Thus, each set of four samples is stationary at some location in their respective shift registers for the same clock cycle. A decoder section 10 responds to a transition between adjacent signal levels at the output of the shift registers 24A-D and to a previously sampled signal level A44. The decoder section 10 generates a control signal A32-D32 indicating the detection of a mid-bit biphase-L signal transition. A second storage means responds to the control signal A32-D32 and stores a shift register 24A-D signal level A19, B20-D20 which occurred subsequent to the detected mid-cell transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: AT&T Teletype Corporation
    Inventor: Philip Chao
  • Patent number: D1001877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: D1001878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao