Patents by Inventor Wai Keith LAU

Wai Keith 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: 20240165043
    Abstract: Described herein is a composition comprising a particle comprising a biodegradable and hydrolysable polymer, wherein a medicament for the treatment of a disease of the urinary tract is dispersed in the polymer, wherein the particle has a dimension of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m. Also described herein is a composition for the treatment of a disease, the composition comprising a particle comprising a biodegradable and hydrolysable polymer, wherein a medicament is dispersed in the polymer, wherein the particle has a dimension of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m, wherein the composition is for use in a method for treating the disease and the method involves the intracellular delivery of the particle or the medicament from the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Eleanor Phoebe Jane STRIDE, Ann SAVELL, Jennifer ROHN, Wai Keith LAU, Mohan EDIRISINGHE
  • Patent number: 11675495
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating feedback based on a handwritten text, comprises the steps of initializing a writing instrument to be used in a writing operation comprising a handwritten text and capturing and processing the handwritten text to generate digital text data. The method further comprises the steps of identifying at least one handwritten text attribute associated with the digital text data, comparing the at least one handwritten text attribute with predefined textual feature attributes, and generating a textual feature based on the compared at least one handwritten text attribute and predefined textual feature attributes. In addition, the method comprises the steps of modifying the digital text data using the textual feature and generating feedback to a user based on the modified digital text data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
    Inventors: David Duffy, Christopher-John Wright, Timothy Giles Beard, Wai Keith Lau, William Andrew Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20220291827
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method (100) for generating feedback based on a handwritten text, comprises the steps of initializing (110) a writing instrument (10) to be used in a writing operation comprising a handwritten text and capturing and processing (120) the handwritten text to generate digital text data. The method further comprises the steps of identifying (130) at least one handwritten text attribute associated with the digital text data, comparing (140) the at least one handwritten text attribute with predefined textual feature attributes, and generating (150) a textual feature based on the compared at least one handwritten text attribute and predefined textual feature attributes. In addition, the method comprises the steps of modifying (160) the digital text data using the textual feature and generating (170) feedback to a user (U) based on the modified digital text data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David DUFFY, Christopher-John WRIGHT, Timothy Giles BEARD, Wai Keith LAU, William Andrew SCHNABEL
  • Publication number: 20210361588
    Abstract: Described herein is a composition comprising a particle comprising a biodegradable and hydrolysable polymer, wherein a medicament for the treatment of a disease of the urinary tract is dispersed in the polymer, wherein the particle has a dimension of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m. Also described herein is a composition for the treatment of a disease, the composition comprising a particle comprising a biodegradable and hydrolysable polymer, wherein a medicament is dispersed in the polymer, wherein the particle has a dimension of from 1 ?m to 30 ?m, wherein the composition is for use in a method for treating the disease and the method involves the intracellular delivery of the particle or the medicament from the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Eleanor Phoebe Jane STRIDE, Ann SAVELL, Jennifer ROHN, Wai Keith LAU, Mohan EDIRISINGHE