Patents by Inventor Tik Hang LAM

Tik Hang LAM 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).

  • System and method for detecting heat emitting objects
    Patent number: 9566927
    Abstract: There is provided a system for detecting presence or absence of a heat emitting object, comprising a platform for receiving the object, and the platform defining an area in which a temperature gradient with the object may exist, a thermoelectric device for generating an electrical voltage indicative of the presence or absence of temperature gradient and/or the magnitude of the temperature gradient, and an indicator for indication of the presence or absence of the object to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Tik Hang Lam, Rui-qin Zhang
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HEAT EMITTING OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20140169404
    Abstract: There is provided a system for detecting presence or absence of a heat emitting object, comprising a platform for receiving the object, and the platform defining an area in which a temperature gradient with the object may exist, a thermoelectric device for generating an electrical voltage indicative of the presence or absence of temperature gradient and/or the magnitude of the temperature gradient, and an indicator for indication of the presence or absence of the object to be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Tik Hang LAM, Rui-qin ZHANG