Patents by Inventor Wah Lau

Wah Lau 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: 20240069619
    Abstract: A method, system, and article provide image processing with power reduction while using universal serial bus cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ko Han Wu, Thiam Wah Loh, Kenneth K. Lau, Wen-Kuang Yu, Ming-Jiun Chang, Andy Yeh, Wei Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20210299015
    Abstract: The invention provides a water-containing lipstick and preparation method therefor, said water-containing lipstick comprises the following components in terms of weight percentage: Emollient 20-40%, Hardener 13-15%, Brightener 10-15%, Polyglyceryl-2-Triisostearate 10-15%, Polyglyceryl-2-Diisostearate 10-15%, Pigment 0.5-5%, Lake 0.5%-5% and Humectant 10%. The water-containing lipstick of the invention has high level of water content which can reach 10%, can add different kinds of water soluble ingredients, has high stability, dropping point can reach 56-60° C., excellent effect of emulsification, no ultrasonic equipment is required to eliminate bubbles when filling the mould (can use general filling equipment). This lipstick has various colors and high saturation, it can be easily distinguished after using on the lips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Chun Hua ZHANG, Lin HE, Hin Yiu LAU, Yuet Wah LAU
  • Publication number: 20210022384
    Abstract: A fibre removing machine capable of removing coconut fibre has a plurality of fibre removing units; wherein any two adjacent fibre removing units are spaced apart from each other by a distance to form a fibre removing space; two ends of the fibre removing space correspond to a feeding port and a discharging port, respectively; a driving device drives the fibre removing units to rotate, so that the metal bristles of the fibre removing units are able to go into and out of the fibre removing space repeatedly. Thus, after a husk-removed coconut is put in the feeding port, the coconut passes through the fibre removing space, and is transported out via the discharging port, and then the metal bristles will repeatedly scrape off the coconut fibres of the coconut while the transportation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Chi Wah LAU
  • Patent number: 10355507
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a novel intelligent remote controllable battery system, comprising a wireless signal reception/transmission module, a charging-discharging control module, a battery and a voltage input/output port, wherein the wireless signal reception/transmission module is electrically connected to the changing-discharging control module, wherein the battery, the charging-discharging control module and the voltage input/output port are electrically connected in sequence; wherein the wireless signal reception/transmission module is configured to receive a wireless control signal from an external remote control device, wherein the charging-discharging control module is configured to convert an output voltage of the battery to a voltage with specific specification based on the wireless control signal and output the voltage with specific specification to an external electric equipment through the voltage input/output port, and is further configured to convert an input voltage from an external power sup
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Hak Wah Lau
  • Publication number: 20190143625
    Abstract: An automatic heat-insulating material replacement device includes a heat-insulating material replacement rack and a cutter. The replacement rack is rotatably connected to a supporting frame and is pivotally provided with a first and a second reel, which are wound with a first and a second heat-insulating material respectively. The first heat-insulating material has one end to be transported and coated to a substrate. When the first heat-insulating material is almost used up, the replacement rack is rotated to bond the second heat-insulating material to the first heat-insulating material adhesively, allowing the latter to be driven by the former and to be coated to the corresponding substrate. The cutter severs the first heat-insulating material at a position between the opposite end of the first heat-insulating material and the adhesively bonded area of the two heat-insulating materials so that the remaining first heat-insulating material on the first reel can be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Chi-Wah LAU
  • Publication number: 20190099976
    Abstract: A laminating machine, laminating method, and manufacturing system for heat-insulating cardboard are provided, featuring a high degree of automation to increase manufacture efficiency. The laminating machine includes: an adhesive-applying mechanism (1) having a cardboard-pressing roller (11) and a first adhesive-applying roller (12) that are vertically aligned and form a gap therebetween through which cardboard (10) can be friction-fed; and a laminating section (2) downstream of the adhesive-applying mechanism (1) and having upper and lower pressure rollers (21, 22) that are vertically aligned and form a gap therebetween through which the cardboard (10) can be friction-fed, with a second adhesive-applying roller (23) provided near the lower end of the lower pressure roller (22) and forming a gap therewith through which a heat-insulating material (20) can be friction-fed in order to be rolled onto and adhesively bonded to the lower surface of the cardboard (10) by the lower pressure roller (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Chi-Wah LAU
  • Publication number: 20180237994
    Abstract: A coating machine and its coating method are provided. The coating machine includes: a cardboard conveying mechanism (1) with a front end (11) and a back end (12) higher than the front end (11); and a wax dispenser (2) provided above the back end (12) and provided with a wax dispensing roller (3) on each of two lateral sides of the wax dispenser (2). The coating machine and its coating method are designed to wax not only the surface, but also the edges, of cardboard (10) so that waterproofness of the entire cardboard (10) is ensured. The coating machine is structurally simple and highly automated, and the coating method is easy to perform and highly automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Chi-Wah LAU
  • Patent number: 10038470
    Abstract: The invention relates to network communication safety, and provides an intelligent socket and an intelligent system. The intelligent socket includes a first control module, and a second control module connected with the first control module. The first control module is configured to receive a data signal, transcode the received data signal, and transmit the transcoded data signal. The second control module is configured to receive a data signal, modulate the data signal, and transmit the modulated data signal. The intelligent socket is configured to achieve communication between a control terminal and a controlled terminal and achieve data transmission, demodulation, transcoding and other functions, thereby reducing the burden on the control terminal, improving the intelligence level of the intelligent socket to a certain extent, and bringing more convenience to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Minwa Auto-Protection (Smart Plug) Technology Co. Limited
    Inventor: Hak Wah Lau
  • Publication number: 20180207895
    Abstract: Cardboard with edges sealed by a mixture of hot-melt adhesive and wax includes two surface sheets and an intermediate core material. The surface sheets have a pair of corresponding edges that form an edge opening therebetween communicating with the interstitial spaces in the cardboard and sealed by an edge-sealing structure in the interstitial spaces. The edge-sealing structure includes a primer layer formed by an adhesive mixture and a sealing layer formed by a sealing mixture. The adhesive mixture is made by mixing the hot-melt adhesive with the wax, adhesively bonds the surface sheets and the intermediate core material together, and forms the primer layer with voids and providing a porous supporting surface to be coated with the sealing mixture. The sealing mixture is less adhesive than the adhesive mixture and fills up the voids in the primer layer. Thus, the cardboard achieves waterproofness and thermal and acoustic insulation at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Chi-Wah LAU
  • Publication number: 20180069591
    Abstract: The invention relates to network communication safety, and provides an intelligent socket and an intelligent system. The intelligent socket includes a first control module, and a second control module connected with the first control module. The first control module is configured to receive a data signal, transcode the received data signal, and transmit the transcoded data signal. The second control module is configured to receive a data signal, modulate the data signal, and transmit the modulated data signal. The intelligent socket is configured to achieve communication between a control terminal and a controlled terminal and achieve data transmission, demodulation, transcoding and other functions, thereby reducing the burden on the control terminal, improving the intelligence level of the intelligent socket to a certain extent, and bringing more convenience to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hak Wah LAU
  • Patent number: 9882411
    Abstract: A lithium-ion battery includes a lithium-ion cell, a positive electrode terminal, a positive/negative electrode insulation sheet, a connector and a housing used as a negative electrode. The lithium-ion cell is arranged in the housing, the connector is arranged between the lithium-ion cell and the housing. The positive electrode terminal is installed on one end of the lithium ion cell. A circuit board is arranged between the battery positive/negative electrode and the lithium-ion cell. A voltage/current control and overcharge/over-discharge protection circuit is integrated on the circuit board. The voltage/current control and overcharge/over-discharge protection circuit can adjust the voltage of the lithium-ion battery to be a voltage of 1.5V/1.2V. The shape and size of the housing can be designed to be any shapes to replace traditional dry batteries according to requirements. The lithium-ion battery can be designed to be using the same port to do the discharging and charging work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: MINWA ENERGY LITHIUM BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED
    Inventor: Hak Wah Lau
  • Publication number: 20170366031
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a novel intelligent remote controllable battery system, comprising a wireless signal reception/transmission module, a charging-discharging control module, a battery and a voltage input/output port, wherein the wireless signal reception/transmission module is electrically connected to the charging-discharging control module, wherein the battery, the charging-discharging control module and the voltage input/output port are electrically connected in sequence; wherein the wireless signal reception/transmission module is configured to receive a wireless control signal from an external remote control device, wherein the charging-discharging control module is configured to convert an output voltage of the battery to a voltage with specific specification based on the wireless control signal and output the voltage with specific specification to an external electric equipment through the voltage input/output port, and is further configured to convert an input voltage from an external power sup
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventor: Hak Wah LAU
  • Publication number: 20160294207
    Abstract: A lithium-ion battery includes a lithium-ion cell, a positive electrode terminal, a positive/negative electrode insulation sheet, a connector and a housing used as a negative electrode. The lithium-ion cell is arranged in the housing, the connector is arranged between the lithium-ion cell and the housing. The positive electrode terminal is installed on one end of the lithium ion cell. A circuit board is arranged between the battery positive/negative electrode and the lithium-ion cell. A voltage/current control and overcharge/over-discharge protection circuit is integrated on the circuit board. The voltage/current control and overcharge/over-discharge protection circuit can adjust the voltage of the lithium-ion battery to be a voltage of 1.5V/1.2V. The shape and size of the housing can be designed to be any shapes to replace traditional dry batteries according to requirements. The lithium-ion battery can be designed to be using the same port to do the discharging and charging work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Hak Wah LAU
  • Patent number: 9235224
    Abstract: A voltage regulating device includes a power supply adapter, a voltage and current signal processing module, a control module, and a voltage regulating module. The power supply adapter supplies voltage to an electronic device. The voltage and current signal processing module detects the current and voltage supplied by the power supply adapter, and calculated the desired voltage adapted for the electronic device according to the detected current and voltage and a preset voltage for the electronic device. The control module generates a control signal according to the calculated desired voltage. The voltage regulating module regulates the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter according to the control signal, to cause the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter to adapt for the electronic device. As a result, the voltage regulating device can regulate the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter to adapt for the electronic device, which can be used conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: MINWA ENERGY AUTO SWITCH TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Hak Wah Lau
  • Patent number: 8904054
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for mode switching of an interface port comprising detecting a device coupled to a port of a computer, selecting to disable a data pin of the port if it is determined that an output of the device has a data pin and powering the device using a power pin of the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Miyuki Kuroiwa, Kenny Kin Wah Lau
  • Publication number: 20140042996
    Abstract: A voltage regulating device includes a power supply adapter, a voltage and current signal processing module, a control module, and a voltage regulating module. The power supply adapter supplies voltage to an electronic device. The voltage and current signal processing module detects the current and voltage supplied by the power supply adapter, and calculated the desired voltage adapted for the electronic device according to the detected current and voltage and a preset voltage for the electronic device. The control module generates a control signal according to the calculated desired voltage. The voltage regulating module regulates the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter according to the control signal, to cause the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter to adapt for the electronic device. As a result, the voltage regulating device can regulate the voltage supplied by the power supply adapter to adapt for the electronic device, which can be used conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Minwa Energy Auto Switch Technology Company Limited
    Inventor: Hak Wah Lau
  • Publication number: 20130254431
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for mode switching of an interface port comprising detecting a device coupled to a port of a computer, selecting to disable a data pin of the port if it is determined that an output of the device has a data pin and powering the device using a power pin of the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: MIYUKI KUROIWA, Kenny Kin Wah Lau
  • Patent number: 8055788
    Abstract: An efficient person search method utilizing human communications characteristics such as close social network, user-dependent hot list, and high skewness in access popularity. This method makes use of hot lists in the routing process and clusters people of the same community together in the search graph, thereof creating a “small-world” effect to minimize the hop counts routing would have to go through in a Peer-to-Peer environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Gary Shueng Han Chan, Vanessa Meng I Lei, Patrick Chun Sing Fan, Marvin Yuk Kit Kwok, Reeve Kit Wah Lau, Ivan Ka Wai Lee
  • Patent number: 7816502
    Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing an array for authenticating biological samples and a method for authenticating the biological samples based on analysis of variable sequences of ribosomal RNA genes as well as a kit for authentication of the biological samples. The hybridization of probes of the samples to the array of overlapping fragments of authentic variable ribosomal RNA gene regions is quantified. The test enables distinction of species or prokaryotic strains and is unaffected by intra-species or strain polymorphism. The method disclosed is illustrated by authentication of traditional Chinese medicinal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Hoi Shan Kwan, Chun Yin Mak, Oi Wah Lau, Ping Kay Hon, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7297490
    Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing an array for authenticating biological samples and a method for authenticating the biological samples based on analysis of variable sequences of ribosomal RNA genes as well as a kit for authentication of the biological samples. The hybridization of probes of the samples to the array of overlapping fragments of authentic variable ribosomal RNA gene regions is quantified. The test enables distinction of species or prokaryotic strains and is unaffected by intra-species or strain polymorphism. The method disclosed is illustrated by authentication of traditional Chinese medicinal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Hoi Shan Kwan, Chun Yin Mak, Ping Kay Hon, legal representative, Oi Wah Lau, deceased