Patents by Inventor Yiu-Wan YIP
Yiu-Wan YIP 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).
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Publication number: 20230211107Abstract: A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in the first flexible material such that the first flexible material may be made from two flexible materials layered together or joined end to end.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Michiel KOOIJ, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Annie YU, Tzu-Chin YU, Kit Lun YICK, Yiu Wan YIP, Jessica Lea DUNN
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Patent number: 11590311Abstract: A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in the first flexible material such that the first flexible material may be made from two flexible materials layered together or joined end to end.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Michiel Kooij, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Annie Yu, Tzu-Chin Yu, Kit Lun Yick, Yiu Wan Yip, Jessica Lea Dunn
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Publication number: 20200306481Abstract: A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in the first flexible material such that the first flexible material may be made from two flexible materials layered together or joined end to end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Michiel KOOIJ, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Annie Yu, Tzu-Chin Yu, Kit Lun Yick, Yiu Wan Yip, Jessica Lea Dunn
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Patent number: 10722673Abstract: A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in the first flexible material such that the first flexible material may be made from two flexible materials layered together or joined end to end.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Michiel Kooij, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Annie Yu, Tzu-Chin Yu, Kit Lun Yick, Yiu Wan Yip, Jessica Lea Dunn
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Patent number: 10624579Abstract: A biofeedback system for monitoring patient-related signals of a patient having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is disclosed. The present invention provides a personalized biofeedback to the patient based on the patient-related signals for restoring balance in muscle activities and reducing displacement of both sides of the patient's spine as a treatment for AIS. The biofeedback system comprises clothing integrated with posture monitoring sensors, and one or more computational systems comprising a sensor-based sEMG posture training subsystem for providing posture training and a posture monitoring subsystem for providing progressive training through daily activities. The sensor-based sEMG posture training subsystem comprises a posture training device coupled to a plurality of sEMG sensors, a feedback device and a calibration system.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYInventors: Yiu-Wan Yip, Garcia Hin-Chun Kwok, Mei-Chun Cheung, Kit-Lun Yick
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Publication number: 20200032839Abstract: A hinge is provided, which includes a V-shaped blade, an intermediate blade and a terminal blade. The V-shaped blade, the intermediate blade and the terminal blade are provided with holes to allow a fixed member to pass through; the V-shaped blade is hinged to one end of the intermediate blade for supporting the bending of a body; another end of the intermediate blade is hinged to the terminal blade for supporting the bending of the body; the strip-shaped grooves on the V-shaped blade, the intermediate blade and the terminal blade can be used to fix the hinge to a surface of the body using a belt or other fixed member, and to make the corrective member stably fix to one side of the body, effectively producing the lateral corrective force; the hinge design of each blade can coordinate the forward bending motion of the body, effectively introducing the corrective force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYInventors: Yiu Wan YIP, Lai Hing FOK
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Publication number: 20190307394Abstract: A biofeedback system for monitoring patient-related signals of a patient having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is disclosed. The present invention provides a personalized biofeedback to the patient based on the patient-related signals for restoring balance in muscle activities and reducing displacement of both sides of the patient's spine as a treatment for AIS. The biofeedback system comprises clothing integrated with posture monitoring sensors, and one or more computational systems comprising a sensor-based sEMG posture training subsystem for providing posture training and a posture monitoring subsystem for providing progressive training through daily activities. The sensor-based sEMG posture training subsystem comprises a posture training device coupled to a plurality of sEMG sensors, a feedback device and a calibration system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Yiu-Wan YIP, Garcia Hin-Chun KWOK, Mei-Chun CHEUNG, Kit-Lun YICK
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Publication number: 20180214655Abstract: A headgear assembly includes a strap of a first flexible material with an elongate edge, and a second flexible material folded around and running along the elongate edge. The second flexible material may be an elastic material. The second flexible material may also cover an intersection or joint in the first flexible material such that the first flexible material may be made from two flexible materials layered together or joined end to end.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Michiel KOOIJ, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Annie YU, Tzu-Chin YU, Kit YICK, Yiu Wan YIP, Jessica Lea DUNN
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Publication number: 20160220174Abstract: A garment, in a form of tank top, for monitoring patient-related signals of a patient having scoliosis and thereby enabling the patient to obtain a personalized biofeedback is provided. The garment are integrated with plural sensors, a sensor interface and a smart control unit (SCU), allowing the patient-related signals to be non-intrusively measured by the sensors while maintaining comfort to the patient when the patient wears the garment. The SCU is communicable with the sensors via the sensor interface and aggregates the patient-related signals. A computing server outside the garment receives the aggregated patient-related signals from the SCU via a user access device such as a smartphone, and processes the aggregated patient-related signals to generate the personalized biofeedback, which is then forwarded to the user access device for presentation to the patient. Machine learning algorithms are used to process the patient-related signals in generating the biofeedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Yiu-Wan YIP, Xiao-Chuan YU, Toong-Shoon Alvin CHAN, Mei-Chun CHEUNG, Kit Lun YICK, Sun Pui NG, Chi Yung TSE, Garcia Hin Chun KWOK
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Patent number: 9241513Abstract: An item of clothing (10) for daily pharmacological treatment of a fungal infection, comprising: a textile material (20) to manage moisture when the item of clothing (10) is worn; microcapsules (30) grafted on the textile material (20); and antifungal agents encapsulated within the microcapsules (30) to pharmacologically treat the fungal infection when released from the microcapsules (30).Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityInventors: Marcus Chun Wah Yuen, Joanne Yiu Wan Yip, Kevin Cheuk, Chi Wai Kan, Shuk Yan Cheng
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Publication number: 20130261527Abstract: This invention discloses a therapeutic post-injury pressure glove and a method to produce the same. The pressure glove is configured to apply pressure onto a plurality of pressure-receiving regions of an injured hand such that each pressure-receiving region receives a pressure within an upper bound and a lower bound determined therefor. In one embodiment, the pressure glove comprises a plurality of custom pressure-applying fabric portions each of which is configured to direct a pressure onto one of the pressure-receiving regions. A suitable fabric specific for each fabric portion is selected so that adequate pressure is provided on a wounded area while maintaining a low pressure on an intact part of the hand. The pressure glove is fabricated with a size less than the hand's size by a reduction factor. The reduction factor and the set of selected fabrics are determined via obtaining a computed pressure distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYInventors: Kit-Lun YICK, Zerance Sun-Pui NG, Joanne Yiu-Wan YIP
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Publication number: 20130052248Abstract: An item of clothing (10) for daily pharmacological treatment of a fungal infection, comprising: a textile material (20) to manage moisture when the item of clothing (10) is worn; microcapsules (30) grafted on the textile material (20); and antifungal agents encapsulated within the microcapsules (30) to pharmacologically treat the fungal infection when released from the microcapsules (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Marcus Chun Wah YUEN, Joanne Yiu Wan YIP, Kevin CHEUK, Chi Wai KAN, Shuk Yan CHENG
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Publication number: 20120059290Abstract: A wearable device (10) for daily finger rehabilitation, the device (10) comprising: a textile material (20); and electroactive polymer (EAP) matrix sets (30) operatively connected to the textile material (20) to form an EAP actuator for a finger (5); wherein at least one EAP matrix set (30) corresponds to a finger joint of the finger (5) for movement of the finger about the finger joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventor: Joanne Yiu Wan YIP