Patents by Inventor Yi Lai

Yi Lai 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: 20250147325
    Abstract: A strap adjustment apparatus of a head-mounted electronic device, and a head-mounted electronic device. The strap adjustment apparatus comprises: a strap assembly wherein the strap assembly comprises a strap and a driving gear, the strap comprises a rack portion, and the driving gear is meshed with the rack portion to drive the strap to move by means of the rotation of the driving gear; a knob assembly, wherein the knob assembly comprises a knob and a self-locking mechanism, and the self-locking mechanism cooperates with the knob to limit the rotation direction of the knob; and an elastic reset element, wherein the elastic reset element and the knob are linked to each other so as to switch between a compressed state and a reset state. Therefore, the length of the strap assembly can be adjusted, and the strap adjustment apparatus is matched with a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: An ZHANG, Guanghui LIU, Yi LAI, Wei JIA
  • Patent number: 12260580
    Abstract: A head wearable display system comprising a target object detection module receiving multiple image pixels of a first portion and a second portion of a target object, and the corresponding depths; a first light emitter emitting multiple first-eye light signals to display a first-eye virtual image of the first portion and the second portion of the target object for a viewer; a first light direction modifier for respectively varying a light direction of each of the multiple first-eye light signals emitted from the first light emitter; a first collimator; a first combiner, for redirecting and converging the multiple first-eye light signals towards a first eye of the viewer. The first-eye virtual image of the first portion of the target object in a first field of view has a greater number of the multiple first-eye light signals per degree than that of the first-eye virtual image of the second portion of the target object in a second field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Oomii Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Chun Yeh, Guo-Hsuan Chen, Jiunn-Yiing Lai, Yin Chang, Po-Ya Hsu
  • Patent number: 12253676
    Abstract: A virtual image display system for displaying virtual images having expanded resolution and field of view is disclosed. The virtual image display system comprises a first light emitter emitting a plurality of first light signals to be projected into a viewer's eye; a first light direction modifier varying a light direction of the plurality of first light signals emitted from the first light emitter. The light direction of first light signals is varied at a first scan rate with respect to time within a first spatial range for displaying a first image frame with a predetermined number of light signals and the first scan rate is non-constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing Lai, Feng-Chun Yeh
  • Publication number: 20250087280
    Abstract: A method and a system for refreshing a flash memory device are provided. The system mainly includes a host, and a main control unit and a plurality of flash memory units arranged in the flash memory device. The method includes the following steps: providing a performance value of the plurality of flash memory units from the main control unit to the host; providing a refresh command from the host to the main control unit when the performance value is lower than a pre-determined value; and controling the plurality of flash memory units, by the the main control unit, to stop current operations, and executing a refresh operation on the plurality of flash memory units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: INNODISK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Chiang Liu, Chung-Yi Lai
  • Patent number: 12231613
    Abstract: An object displaying system includes a right light signal generator, a left light signal generator, a right combiner, and a left combiner. The right light signal generator generates right light signals for an object. The right combiner receives and redirects the right light signals towards one retina of a viewer to display multiple right pixels of the object. The left light signal generator generates leftght signals for the object. The left combiner receives and redirects the left light signals towards the other retina of the viewer to display multiple left pixels of the object. A first redirected right light signal and a corresponding first redirected left light signal are perceived by the viewer to display a first virtual binocular pixel of the object with a first depth that is related to a first angle between the first redirected right light signal and the corresponding first redirected left light signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing Lai, Feng-Chun Yeh, Guo-Hsuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20250044599
    Abstract: A computing system includes a distance measuring module, for detecting a spatial coordinate of a portion of a hand of a user, wherein the location or orientation of the portion of the hand is used for determining a first input data inputted by a user, a processing unit, generating an output data in based on the first input data; and a head wearable display. The processing unit is configured to compare a current spatial location of the binocular virtual image, which is located at the intersection of the optical path extension of the first collimated light signal and the optical path extension of the second collimated light signal, with the spatial coordinates of the part of the user's hand measured by the distance measuring module, and based on the comparison, to change the binocular virtual image or activate an application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing LAI, Feng-Chun YEH, Yung-Chin HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20250037624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a visual depth calibration system for accurately rendering visual depth perception of a virtual image in head wearable display, comprising a first distance measurement unit for determining a first distance between a first real object and a viewer, and a second distance between a second real object and the viewer; a first light direction modifier and a second light direction modifier for respectively and changing a direction of a first collimated light signal and a second collimated light signal emitted by a first emitter and a second emitter such that the first collimated light signal and the second collimated light signal are respectively emitted toward a first eye and a second eye with a first angle and a second angle that are altering relative a frontal plane of the viewer to render a binocular virtual image having variable depth perception for the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Jiunn-Yiing LAI
  • Patent number: 12140766
    Abstract: A virtual image display system for displaying virtual images having expanded resolution and field of view is disclosed. The virtual image display system comprises a first light emitter emitting a plurality of first light signals to be projected into a viewer's eye; a first light direction modifier varying a light direction of the plurality of first light signals emitted from the first light emitter. The light direction of first light signals is varied at a first scan rate with respect to time within a first spatial range for displaying a first image frame with a predetermined number of light signals and the first scan rate is non-constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing Lai, Feng-Chun Yeh
  • Patent number: 12123767
    Abstract: A light sensor includes an optoelectronic device and a light guide element. The light guide element has a first light incident surface and a light exit surface, so as to allow an incident light to enter the light guide element from the first light incident surface and then exit to the optoelectronic device from the light exit surface; wherein at least one of the light incident surface and the light exit surface has a single curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Che-Yi Lai, Chun-Ming Shen, Chin-Kuei Lee, Chih-Chia Chen
  • Patent number: 12121308
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an augmented reality system for real space navigation. The augmented reality system comprises a navigation module for determining a set of spatial coordinates corresponding a position in a three dimensional real space for each of a plurality of navigation landmarks; and a virtual image display module for displaying a virtual image correlated to one of the plurality of navigation landmarks such that the virtual image is perceived by a user to be at the position in the three dimensional real space, the virtual image being composed of at least one binocular pixels, each of the binocular pixels is formed by a first light signal projecting to a first retina of the user and a second light signal projecting to a second retina of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Yin Chang, Yung-Chin Hsiao, Jiunn-Yiing Lai
  • Publication number: 20240345398
    Abstract: An optical assembly for head wearable display includes a light redirecting layer, provided in a first optical path between a first light emitter and a first eye of a viewer, the light redirecting layer including a plurality of three dimensional geometric patterns that are cyclically provided on one surface of the light redirecting layer. The light redirecting layer includes a plurality of subunit sections, each of the plurality of subunit sections respectively includes the plurality of three dimensional geometric patterns with different physical dimensions for respectively receiving and redirecting light emission of different wavelengths of a first light signal emitted by the first light emitter toward the first eye of the viewer with different incident angles, the first light signal corresponds to a first pixel of an image. The plurality of three dimensional geometric patterns include pillar like three dimensional nanostructure protruding from a surface of the light redirecting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing LAI, Yu-Chieh CHENG, Ken-Yu CHENG, Guo-Hsuan CHEN, Feng-Chun YEH, Tai-Kuo CHEN
  • Patent number: 12105294
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for improving binocular vision, which generate a virtual image moving between two different depths to stimulate and then strengthen the weaker/abnormal eye of the viewer to eventually improve or even restore his/her binocular vision based on the viewer's eye information. The system comprises an eye tracking module and a virtual image module. The eye tracking module is configured to provide eye information of the viewer. The virtual image module configured to display a first virtual object by projecting multiple normal light signals to a viewer's first eye to form a normal image and corresponding multiple adjusted light signals to a viewer's second eye to form an adjusted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Yung-Chin Hsiao, Yin Chang, Jiunn-Yiing Lai
  • Publication number: 20240268896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an augmented reality system for real space navigation. The augmented reality system comprises a navigation module for determining a set of spatial coordinates corresponding a position in a three dimensional real space for each of a plurality of navigation landmarks; and a virtual image display module for displaying a virtual image correlated to one of the plurality of navigation landmarks such that the virtual image is perceived by a user to be at the position in the three dimensional real space, the virtual image being composed of at least one binocular pixels, each of the binocular pixels is formed by a first light signal projecting to a first retina of the user and a second light signal projecting to a second retina of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Yin CHANG, Yung-Chin HSIAO, Jiunn-Yiing LAI
  • Publication number: 20240272442
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a visual depth calibration system for accurately rendering visual depth perception of a virtual image in head wearable display, comprising a first distance measurement unit for determining a first distance between a first object and a viewer, and a second distance between a second object and the viewer; a first light direction modifier and a second light direction modifier for respectively and changing a direction of a first light signal and a second light signal emitted by a first emitter and a second emitter such that the first light signal and the second light signal are respectively emitted toward a first eye and a second eye with a first angle and a second angle that are altering relative a frontal plane of the viewer to render a binocular virtual image having variable depth perception for the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing LAI, Guo-Hsuan CHEN, Ya-Chun CHOU
  • Patent number: 12060598
    Abstract: Mutant thioesterases having enhanced medium chain substrate activity, polynucleotides encoding and configured to express the mutant thioesterases in a transformed host cell, host cells transformed to contain the polynucleotides, and methods of using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Brian F. Pfleger, Nestor Hernandez-Lozada, Rung-Yi Lai
  • Patent number: 12038589
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a head-mounted virtual reality apparatus. The head-mounted virtual reality apparatus includes a first strap and a second strap, a second end of the first strap and a second end of the second strap are both laminated within a housing, a portion of the wire is gathered on a first side of the housing, and the second end of the second strap has an open slot that forms a second chute, the open slot is opposite to the wire and the open slot is in a direction consistent with a direction of movement of the second strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: An Zhang, Yi Lai, Guanghui Liu, Yuluo Wen
  • Publication number: 20240176400
    Abstract: A portable keyboard assembly and an electronic device are provided. The portable keyboard assembly includes a keyboard body, a handle, and a docking station. The keyboard body includes a first side and a second side that are opposite to each other. The handle is integrally formed at the first side. The handle includes a gripping portion, and a thickness of any part of the gripping portion is greater than a thickness of the keyboard body. The docking station is pivotally connected to the keyboard body. The docking station has a slot. The electronic device includes the portable keyboard assembly and a display device. The display device is detachably inserted into the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: SIN-YI LAI, SHI-LIANG ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240148904
    Abstract: Synthetic nucleic acids encoding mini and microdystrophin genes comprising the membrane binding motifs or domains of the R10-R11-R12 region are provided. Also provided are vectors, host cells, and related methods of using the same to treat a subject suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) or X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDC), or for ameliorating one or more adverse effects of DMD, BMD, or XLDC. Also provided are a fusion protein comprising a nNOS binding domain of dystrophin R16-R17 that is operably linked to a syntrophin PDZ domain and synthetic nucleic acids comprising the same that can be used to treat subjects with diseases characterized by loss of sarcolemmal neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Dongsheng Duan, Yi Lai, Junling Zhao, Yongping Yue
  • Publication number: 20240142778
    Abstract: A virtual image display system for displaying virtual images having expanded resolution and field of view is disclosed. The virtual image display system comprises a first light emitter emitting a plurality of first light signals to be projected into a viewer's eye; a first light direction modifier varying a light direction of the plurality of first light signals emitted from the first light emitter. The light direction of first light signals is varied at a first scan rate with respect to time within a first spatial range for displaying a first image frame with a predetermined number of light signals and the first scan rate is non-constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing LAI, Feng-Chun YEH
  • Publication number: 20240134199
    Abstract: A virtual image display system for displaying virtual images having expanded resolution and field of view is disclosed. The virtual image display system comprises a first light emitter emitting a plurality of first light signals to be projected into a viewer's eye; a first light direction modifier varying a light direction of the plurality of first light signals emitted from the first light emitter. The light direction of first light signals is varied at a first scan rate with respect to time within a first spatial range for displaying a first image frame with a predetermined number of light signals and the first scan rate is non-constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: HES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yiing LAI, Feng-Chun YEH