Patents by Inventor Wai Man Li

Wai Man Li 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 PILLING REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20120263911
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing pilling on a piece of garment/fabric includes at least one holding member adapted to secure the piece of garment/fabric, a rotatable brush member adapted to brush on the piece of garment/fabric until loose fibres of the garment/fabric migrates to a surface of the garment/fabric to form a layer of pillable fuzz, a shaving member adapted to remove the layer of pillable fuzz on the piece of garment/fabric, and a control unit adapted to control movement of the rotatable brush member and the shaving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaoming Tao, Wai Man Li, Bingang Xu, Kok Keung Lo
  • Method and apparatus for pilling reduction
    Patent number: 8214976
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing pilling on a piece of garment/fabric includes at least one holding member adapted to secure the piece of garment/fabric, a rotatable brush member adapted to brush on the piece of garment/fabric until loose fibers of the garment/fabric migrates to a surface of the garment/fabric to form a layer of pillable fuzz, a shaving member adapted to remove the layer of pillable fuzz on the piece of garment/fabric, and a control unit adapted to control movement of the rotatable brush member and the shaving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventors: Xiaoming Tao, Wai Man Li, Bingang Xu, Kok Keung Lo
  • Method and apparatus for pilling reduction
    Publication number: 20100275421
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing pilling on a piece of garment/fabric includes at least one holding member adapted to secure the piece of garment/fabric, a rotatable brush member adapted to brush on the piece of garment/fabric until loose fibres of the garment/fabric migrates to a surface of the garment/fabric to form a layer of pillable fuzz, a shaving member adapted to remove the layer of pillable fuzz on the piece of garment/fabric, and a control unit adapted to control movement of the rotatable brush member and the shaving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Xiaoming Tao, Wai Man Li, Bingang Xu, Kok Keung Lo
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANTI-SLEEP APNEA
    Publication number: 20080119896
    Abstract: An anti-sleep apnea device having an elastic abdomen belt optionally with a fabric strain sensor, a first signal-processing unit for processing signals from the fabric strain sensor in response to the change of circumference of the abdomen, two electrodes adapted to be disposed on the user's wrist for releasing electrical pulses to an acupoint of the user, a second signal-processing unit associated with the electrodes, and wireless means for transmitting signals from the first signal-processing unit to the second signal-processing unit. The present invention also discloses a method for managing sleep apnea by applying electrical pulses upon an acupoint of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Kwok Shing Thomas Wong, Xiaoyin Cheng, Ching Ching Cheung, Wai Yee Joanne Chung, Ka Lun Fan, Yin Ki Lau, Wai Man Li, Siu Luen Ng, Xiaoming Tao, Harry Zhang