Patents by Inventor Ray Jia

Ray Jia 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).

  • Scoop Counting Kitchen Appliance and Related Method
    Publication number: 20160037962
    Abstract: A hot beverage maker includes a hot liquid generator for receiving a liquid, including at least one heating element for heating the liquid, and a reservoir for receiving an amount of foodstuff. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the hot liquid generator for receiving the hot liquid and making the hot beverage. The reservoir has an outlet for dispensing the hot beverage. The hot beverage maker further includes a sensor for sensing weight of the foodstuff in the reservoir and for generating and outputting electrical signals proportional to the weight of the foodstuff, and a controller for receiving the electrical signals from the sensor and determining a number of scoops of foodstuff present in the reservoir according to the sensed weight of the foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Paula Pennington, Seth Lichtman, Atle Larsen, Ray Jia
  • Dry water-dispersible compositions of microencapsulated pesticides
    Patent number: 6555122
    Abstract: Solid water-dispersible compositions containing microencapsulated pesticides are produced by spray-drying an aqueous suspension of said pesticides in the presence of a water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Ray Jia Ruey Lo, Jin Ling Chen, Herbert Benson Scher, Juanita Elena Van Koppenhagen, Ian Malcolm Shirley
  • Dry water-dispersible compositions of microencapsulated pesticides
    Publication number: 20020164363
    Abstract: Solid water-dispersible compositions containing microencapsulated pesticides are produced by spray-drying an aqueous suspension of said pesticides in the presence of a water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Ray Jia Ruey Lo, Jin Ling Chen, Herbert Benson Scher, Juanita Elena Van Koppenhagen, Ian Malcolm Shirley
  • Dry water-dispersible compositions of microencapsulated pesticides
    Patent number: 6419942
    Abstract: Solid water-dispersible compositions containing microencapsulated pesticides are produced by spray-drying an aqueous suspension of said pesticides in the presence of a water-soluble polymer, preferably polyvinyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Ray Jia Ruey Lo, Jin Ling Chen, Herbert Benson Scher, Juanita Elena Van Koppenhagen, Ian Malcolm Shirley
  • Solid microspheres for agriculturally active compounds and process for their production
    Patent number: 5639710
    Abstract: Microspheres containing an agriculturally active material are produced by mixing a liquid phase containing the agriculturally active material and optionally an emulsifying agent and an aqueous phase containing polyvinyl alcohol and adding a material selected from clays, silicas, starch, and starch derivatives, followed by spray drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Zeneca Limited
    Inventors: Ray Jia Lo, Ernesto Noe Villafranca