Patents by Inventor Walter Ho

Walter Ho 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: 20240160663
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for providing a user matching system that matches users based on interests represented in images. A user might upload a first image. Based on determining that the image does not contain human faces, the computing device may determine first keywords associated with the first image. The user might be presented a profile of a second user based on a comparison of the first keywords and second keywords associated with the profile of the second user. Those second keywords might also have been determined by processing second images of the profile of the second user. Each user's profile may be represented as a collage of interest images without containing images of the user, thereby preserving privacy and focusing users on non-superficial topics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: See Gwan Ho, Eric Walter Chang
  • Patent number: 10512947
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a toilet which minimizes water usage and that can handle both urine and fecal matter. An ultrasonic vibration cleaner unit is disposed to clean at least one fecal plate which is rotated into a lower part of a toilet bowl containing water. Occasional and periodic flushing of solid fecal matter results in less water usage than utilizing water flushing for cleaning and carrying away of solid fecal matte each time of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Walter Ho
  • Publication number: 20170159275
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a toilet which minimizes water usage and that can handle both urine and fecal matter. An ultrasonic vibration cleaner unit is disposed to clean at least one fecal plate which is rotated into a lower part of a toilet bowl containing water. Occasional and periodic flushing of solid fecal matter results in less water usage than utilizing water flushing for cleaning and carrying away of solid fecal matte each time of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Walter Ho
  • Publication number: 20150013054
    Abstract: An apparatus and method or a toilet which minimizes water usage and can handle urine and fecal matter. An ultrasonic vibration unit is disposed to clean at least one fecal plate which is rotated into a lower part of a toilet bowl. Occasional and periodic flushing of solid fecal matter results in less water usage than utilizing water flushing for cleaning and carrying away of solid fecal matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Walter Ho
  • Publication number: 20050010030
    Abstract: A substantially pure and isolated DNA fragment having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1 or SEQ ID NO. 2, and a substantially pure peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO. 3, SLS, SEQ ID NO. 4, SQD, SLL and SEQ ID NO. 5 are provided. Also provided are vaccines, antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions generated from at least one of the DNA fragments and/or peptides. Further provided are methods for detecting and/or treating rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Jingwu Zang, Walter Ho, Dongqing Zhang, Wei Sun
  • Patent number: 5457043
    Abstract: Biologically pure strains of bacteria and enzymes therefrom capable of degrading indigo and indigo carmine are disclosed. A preferred strain is bacteria strain ATCC 55396. A method for treating water polluted with indigo or indigo carmine and decolorization of products dyed with indigo and/or indigo carmine by bringing the water into contact with the bacteria or with enzymes extracted from the bacteria is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology
    Inventors: Kai-Keung Mark, Walter Ho
  • Patent number: 5418161
    Abstract: Biologically pure strains of microorganisms capable of degrading indigo and indigo carmine are disclosed. A preferred strain is bacteria strain ATCC 55396. The bacteria is used for treating water polluted with indigo or indigo carmine by bringing the water into contact with the microorganisms or with enzymes extracted from the bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kai-Keung Mark, Walter Ho