Patents by Inventor Zu Chow

Zu 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).

  • Publication number: 20060217601
    Abstract: A system for detecting the burn degree of skin comprises a laser source for generating a laser, a light-splitting device for splitting the laser into a pump beam and a probe beam, a modulation device positioned on the optical path of the pump beam, a sampling device positioned between the light-splitting device and the modulation device, a terahertz pulse emitter for generating terahertz pulses by the irradiating of the pump beam, a terahertz pulse detector for detecting the terahertz pulse reflected by a sample, a current detector electrically connected to the terahertz pulse detector, and a phase lock-in amplifier electrically connected to the current detector. The terahertz pulse emitter includes a plurality of photoconductive antennas positioned in an array manner, and the system further comprises a first fiber coupler for transmitting the pump beam from the modulation device to the photoconductive antennas of the terahertz pulse emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Teh Tao, Tze Liu, Zu Chow, Sheng Wu, Ci Pan
  • Publication number: 20050110998
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a biochip detection system for detecting a biochip labeled with multiple fluorophores. The biochip detection system comprises a broadband light source for generating a light beam, a stand for supporting the biochip, a light integrator positioned between the broadband light source and the biochip, a lens set for adjusting the cross-sectional area of the light beam, a first filter module positioned on the optical path of the light beam, a detector, e.g., CCD camera, photodiode array, for detecting a fluorescence beam emitted from the biochip, and a second filter module positioned on the optical path of the fluorescence beam. The light integrator can be a light tunnel, a lens array or a holographic diffuser for uniforming the intensity distribution of the light beam and changing the cross-sectional shape of the light beam into a rectangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Yan Lin, Teh Tao, Zu Chow, Ding Liu