Patents by Inventor Willie Ying-Wei Chen

Willie Ying-Wei Chen 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: 20130046367
    Abstract: A lipid removal device for treating Meibomian gland dysfunction includes a housing defining a compartment. A thermally conductive coupler is mounted in a hollow seat formed on an end of the housing. A first end of the coupler has a coupling portion engaged with a needle to be inserted into a blocked Meibomian gland of an eyelid of a human body for melting and removing lipids blocking the Meibomian gland. A heating member is mounted in the compartment and connected to a second end of the coupler. A temperature sensor is mounted in the compartment and connected to the coupler. A control device is mounted in the compartment and electrically connected to the heating member and the temperature sensor. The control device cooperates with the temperature sensor to control a temperature of the needle to be in a preset temperature range by controlling on/off of an electric power source for the heating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Willie Ying-Wei Chen