Patents by Inventor Yeung Ming Chow

Yeung Ming Chow 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).

  • Patent number: 8328354
    Abstract: A device for at least one of diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision disorders is disclosed. The device comprises a portable, wearable viewing apparatus that includes a left eye electronic display and a right eye electronic display, a dual data channel input, wherein each data channel corresponds to a respective one of the left eye and right eye electronic displays, a left eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the left eye electronic display, and a right eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the right eye electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geng Li, Yeung-Ming Chow, Man-Hong Balwin Chan, Tat-Hoi Lee, Chung-Kong Cheung
  • Publication number: 20120069296
    Abstract: A device for at least one of diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision disorders is disclosed. The device comprises a portable, wearable viewing apparatus that includes a left eye electronic display and a right eye electronic display, a dual data channel input, wherein each data channel corresponds to a respective one of the left eye and right eye electronic displays, a left eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the left eye electronic display, and a right eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the right eye electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geng Li, Yeung-Ming Chow, Man-Hong B. Chan, Tat-Hoi Lee, Chung-Kong Cheung
  • Patent number: 8002409
    Abstract: A vision treatment system comprises a computer and a user input output module associated with the computer, the user input output module including a display screen and means for receiving user input, wherein the computer includes a testing and training module for one or more vision disorders, the training and testing module in communication with the user input output module and testing a user's cutoff spatial frequency of a contrast sensitivity and applying a training regimen based upon Perceptual Template Model (PTM) analysis of interactions with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geng Li, Zhong-Lin Lu, Xiangrui Li, Chang-Bing Huang, Jia-Hong Gao, Yeung-Ming Chow
  • Publication number: 20110013138
    Abstract: A vision treatment system comprises a computer and a user input output module associated with the computer, the user input output module including a display screen and means for receiving user input, wherein the computer includes a testing and training module for one or more vision disorders, the training and testing module in communication with the user input output module and testing a user's cutoff spatial frequency of a contrast sensitivity and applying a training regimen based upon Perceptual Template Model (PTM) analysis of interactions with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geng Li, Zhong-Lin Lu, Xiangrui Li, Chang-Bing Huang, Jia-Hong Gao, Yeung-Ming Chow
  • Patent number: 7701567
    Abstract: An optoelectronic distance sensor with slant component 200 having a spacer 202 bonded on a mother substrate 201 is disclosed. The spacer 202 has slant surface for receiving one or more optoelectronic components 204, such as an optical sensor, that are mounted at an angle to the mother substrate 201. Such electronic components 204 are bonded on a daughter substrate 203 which attaches to the spacer 202 at the slant surface. The optoelectronic assembly 200 can be manufactured at chip-level, including by one ore more of exemplary methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeung Ming Chow
  • Patent number: 7684053
    Abstract: An optical displacement sensor for measuring distance or surface displacement of an object by surface profile scanning includes an optical source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector. The optical source is located intermediate the first and second optical detectors. The first and second optical detectors are arranged to collect light emitted by the optical source when scattered by and/or reflected from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeung Ming Chow
  • Patent number: 7671972
    Abstract: A method of sensing movement or proximity of objects by optical reflection is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting a train of optical pulses towards a destination, sensing optical pulses reflected from the destination, and sensing and evaluating movement or proximity characteristics of objects at the destination with reference to variation in pulse width between transmitted and reflected optical pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwok Sing Cheng, Ho Shan Ng, Lai Man Chau, Yeung Ming Chow, Tao Tao
  • Publication number: 20090225330
    Abstract: An optoelectronic distance sensor with slant component 200 having a spacer 202 bonded on a mother substrate 201 is disclosed. The spacer 202 has slant surface for receiving one or more optoelectronic components 204, such as an optical sensor, that are mounted at an angle to the mother substrate 201. Such electronic components 204 are bonded on a daughter substrate 203 which attaches to the spacer 202 at the slant surface. The optoelectronic assembly 200 can be manufactured at chip-level, including by one ore more of exemplary methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
    Inventor: Yeung Ming Chow
  • Publication number: 20080239325
    Abstract: A method of sensing movement or proximity of objects by optical reflection is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting a train of optical pulses towards a destination, sensing optical pulses reflected from the destination, and sensing and evaluating movement or proximity characteristics of objects at the destination with reference to variation in pulse width between transmitted and reflected optical pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwok Sing Cheng, Ho Shan Ng, Lai Man Chau, Yeung Ming Chow, Tao Tao
  • Publication number: 20080137071
    Abstract: An optical displacement sensor for measuring distance or surface displacement of an object by surface profile scanning includes an optical source, a first optical detector and a second optical detector. The optical source is located intermediate the first and second optical detectors. The first and second optical detectors are arranged to collect light emitted by the optical source when scattered by and/or reflected from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeung Ming Chow
  • Publication number: 20080083868
    Abstract: A monitoring device for security surveillance application, the device comprising: an electromagnetic wave sensor for sensing electromagnetic wave from an external electromagnetic wave source; a detection window for forming a partition between the external electromagnetic wave source and the electromagnetic wave sensor; and an anti-tampering arrangement comprising an optical arrangement for deploying an optical surveillance beam and control circuitry, wherein i. the optical surveillance beam comprising a first beam portion and a second beam portion, the first beam portion being a beam emitted by the optical arrangement towards the detection window and the second beam portion being due to total internal reflection of the first beam portion by the detection window, and ii. the control circuitry being for detection of a variation of the second beam portion, wherein the variation is indicative of tampering of the detection window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Torsten Wipiejewski, Yeung Ming Chow
  • Patent number: 6501185
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer having solder bumps thereon for use in flip-chip bonded integrated circuits comprises a semiconductor substrate formed with metal bond pads at selected locations thereon, a metal electroplating buss layer or layers over the bond pads, a layer of solder-wettable under bump metal on the buss layer, a layer of barrier metal which overlies and encapsulates the solder-wettable metal, and a solder bump formed on the barrier metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Interconnect Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeung Ming Chow, Zaheed Sadrudin Karim
  • Publication number: 20020185733
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer having solder bumps thereon for use in flip-chip bonded integrated circuits comprises a semiconductor substrate formed with metal bond pads at selected locations thereon, a metal electroplating buss layer or layers over the bond pads, a layer of solder-wettable under bump metal on the buss layer, a layer of barrier metal which overlies and encapsulates the solder-wettable metal, and a solder bump formed on the barrier metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Yeung Ming Chow, Zaheed Sadrudin Karim
  • Patent number: 6413851
    Abstract: A method of fabrication of solder bumps on a semiconductor wafer provided with metal bond pads comprises the steps of: (a) applying a metal adhesion/barrier/electroplating buss layer or layers on at least the bond pads; (b) forming a layer of a resist in a predefined pattern defining openings therein over the bond pads; (c) applying a layer of solder-wettable under bump metal into the openings; (d) removing a volume of resist from the regions of the openings to create an opening between an edge of the layer of wettable metal and the resist; (e) applying a layer of a barrier metal over the layer of solder-wettable metal including the openings created at step (d) while encapsulates the layer of wettable metal; (f) fabricating a solder bump onto the layer of barrier metal; and (g) removing the resist material; and (h) removing any exposed adhesion/barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Interconnect Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeung Ming Chow, Zaheed Sadrudin Karim