Patents by Inventor Wei-Ying YI

Wei-Ying YI 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).

  • Air quality measurement with modular sensor system and method
    Patent number: 10533981
    Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring air quality data from removable and/or replaceable sensor, processing and storing the acquired data, and transmitting the processed data to backend server is enabled. The apparatus includes a microcontroller coupled with a Universal Sensor Interface (USI). The USI may include an element configured to transmit continuous electrical power to a removable and/or replaceable sensor, an element configured to transmit intermittent electrical power during time intervals corresponding to sensing intervals, an element configured to transmit an indication that the removable and/or replaceable sensor is currently coupled with the sensor interface, and one or more elements configured as a serial peripheral interface. A modular sensor system is thereby enabled, configurable to manage multiple removable and replaceable sensors such as air quality sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wei-Ying Yi, Kwong-Sak Leung, Yee Leung
  • Air Quality Measurement With Modular Sensor System and Method
    Publication number: 20180120279
    Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring air quality data from removable and/or replaceable sensor, processing and storing the acquired data, and transmitting the processed data to backend server is enabled. The apparatus includes a microcontroller coupled with a Universal Sensor Interface (USI). The USI may include an element configured to transmit continuous electrical power to a removable and/or replaceable sensor, an element configured to transmit intermittent electrical power during time intervals corresponding to sensing intervals, an element configured to transmit an indication that the removable and/or replaceable sensor is currently coupled with the sensor interface, and one or more elements configured as a serial peripheral interface. A modular sensor system is thereby enabled, configurable to manage multiple removable and replaceable sensors such as air quality sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Wei-Ying YI, Kwong-Sak LEUNG, Yee LEUNG