Patents by Inventor Sai Chak Chan

Sai Chak Chan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for locating and measuring the distance to a target
    Patent number: 7855778
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise an apparatus for use with a laser range finder configured to direct a laser beam toward a scene to measure the distance to a target in the scene and having a range finder display for displaying data, including data that is indicative of the distance to a target, wherein the apparatus comprises a protective housing, a camera module in the housing, the camera module including a lens mounted in a front end portion of the housing, and a light path through the lens to image sensor, an image sensor operatively connected to the camera module for receiving images acquired by the camera module, electronic memory for selectively storing data of images from the image sensor, circuitry for controlling the operation of the image sensor and the memory, a camera display in the housing operatively connected to the image sensor for receiving the image data and providing a visual display of the image, and a switch for storing image data in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Company Limited
    Inventors: Wai Lam Yung, Wilfried Alois Anton Bittner, Yat Wah Lam, Sai Chak Chan, Wah Pong Chan, Kwong Lam Ng, Thomas Paul Richard Zimmermann
  • Method and apparatus for locating and measuring the distance to a target
    Publication number: 20080266541
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise an apparatus for use with a laser range finder configured to direct a laser beam toward a scene to measure the distance to a target in the scene and having a range finder display for displaying data, including data that is indicative of the distance to a target, wherein the apparatus comprises a protective housing, a camera module in the housing, the camera module including a lens mounted in a front end portion of the housing, and a light path through the lens to image sensor, an image sensor operatively connected to the camera module for receiving images acquired by the camera module, electronic memory for selectively storing data of images from the image sensor, circuitry for controlling the operation of the image sensor and the memory, a camera display in the housing operatively connected to the image sensor for receiving the image data and providing a visual display of the image, and a switch for storing image data in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Wai Lam Yung, Wilfried Alois Anton Bittner, Yat Wah Lam, Sai Chak Chan, Wah Pong Chan, Kwong Lam Ng, Thomas Paul Richard Zimmerman