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Ho, Hong Kong

Andy Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110230944IMPLANTABLE ANTENNA - A method of forming a non-linear path of at least a portion of at least one electrically conducting wire extending between a first location and a second location. The method includes the steps of forming a wire path template defining a non-linear path, winding said wire through said template such that said wire adopts said non-linear path, connecting the wire to a feedthrough member, wherein the feedthrough member is configured to provide an electrical connection through a wall of an implantable component implantable in a recipient along with the wire, and removing the wire from the template.09-22-2011

Chi Hwa Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100012757WASTE FOOD DISPOSAL UNIT - A waste food disposer unit 01-21-2010

Chin Wah Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110074289Lighting Devices Including Thermally Conductive Housings and Related Structures - A lighting device may include a light emitting device and a sidewall extending away from the light emitting device. In addition, a thermally conductive housing may be spaced apart from the sidewall, and a cavity may be defined between the sidewall and the thermally conductive housing. In addition, a lens may be spaced apart from the light emitting device with the sidewall extending away from the light emitting device to the lens to define a mixing chamber adjacent the light emitting device. Moreover, the thermally conductive housing may be outside the mixing chamber, and the sidewall may be reflective.03-31-2011

Chung Hin Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120006912WATER FAUCET AND LIQUID SOAP SUPPLY ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A water faucet includes a faucet spout having an open end, a flow-constricting device coupled to the open end of the faucet spout. The flow-constricting device includes a first water passage, and a liquid soap passage extending from a side of the flow-constricting device to the first water passage. A liquid soap delivering tube has an inlet end coupled to a liquid soap container and an outlet end coupled to the side of the flow-constricting device. When water runs through the first water passage, venture effect is produced causing a negative pressure that draws liquid soap out of the liquid soap container, through the liquid soap delivering tube and the liquid soap passage, and into the first water passage where the liquid soap mixes with the water and produces liquid soap foam after passing a screen. Dispensing-mode converters for converting the faucet from foam dispensing mode to water dispensing mode or water jet mode are also disclosed.01-12-2012

Chung Yee Jenny Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199470The Use of Granulin-Epithelin Precursor (GEP) Anitbodies for Detection and Suppression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) - This invention provides methods for detecting serum GEP level. This invention further provides methods for determining whether a subject is afflicted with Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by measuring serum GEP level. In another embodiment, this invention provides methods for the suppression of HCC growth and progression both in vitro and in vivo by treating a patient with anti-GEP monoclonal antibody A23.08-21-2008

Chu Po Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110239350Ventilated Garment - A ventilated garment including one or more mesh fabric areas and a plurality of spacers. Each spacer has a generally arch-shaped portion with two ends thereof being fastened on an inner surface of the ventilated garment adjacent to the mesh fabric areas. The mesh fabric areas may be provided at the shoulder portion, the chest portion, and/or the side portion of the ventilated garment. The garment can be lifted up and kept at a distance from the body of a wearer by the spacers to ventilate heat and moisture.10-06-2011

Fanny Mt Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080280531BRASSIERE - A brassiere is provided with a front piece containing two breast cups, with two side pieces, which can be connected together with a back closure, and with two shoulder straps which extend from the upper side edge of the breast cups to the back area of the side pieces. The breast cups are stiffened, especially in their lower and/or side areas. It is provided in accordance with the invention that for stiffening the breast cups in their side area at least one rod-shaped supporting element is arranged, which extends, for example, from the lower side edge of the breast cup at an angle upward to a point on the upper edge of the breast cup adjacent to an attachment of the shoulder strap.11-13-2008

Hok Cheung Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196633PALLET08-21-2008

Ho Pui Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090251707Method and Apparatus for Phase Sensitive Surface Plasmon Resonance - There is disclosed a phase sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensing apparatus wherein a testing beam may be reflected from a sensing surface at a plurality of angles. There are also disclosed methods for surface plasmon resonance sensing.10-08-2009
20110292394OPTICAL SENSING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SAMPLES USING THE SAME - Disclosed are optical sensing devices and methods for detecting samples using the same. The optical sensing device comprises a source unit configured to generate a polychromatic light beam containing p-polarized and s-polarized components; an interferometric unit configured to split the light beam into a probe beam passing a first path and a reference beam passing a second path and to recombine the probe beam output from the first path and the reference beam output from the second path; a sensing unit disposed in the first path to introduce a first SPR effect associated with a target sample to the probe beam; and a detection unit configured to detect target sample characteristics by obtaining an intensity spectrum of the recombined light beam. The introduction of a polychromatic light source in the optical sensing device increases the detection dynamic range and the detection sensitivity.12-01-2011

Patent applications by Ho Pui Ho, Hong Kong CN

Ho Yan Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110199751ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE FILTER - A differential mode and common mode combination choke (DCCC) includes: a theta-shaped magnetic core including an essentially round magnetic ring and a magnetic plate engaged with magnetic ring across the area surrounded by the magnetic ring; and two common mode coils with the same number of turns and the same winding direction being wound around the magnetic ring. An EMI (electromagnetic interference) filter and an EMI filter module including the DCCC are also provided.08-18-2011

Jennifer Shuet Yan Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090140808GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT - A gain control circuit including a resistor with a first terminal and a second terminal; an operational amplifier with an inverting terminal thereof electrically coupled to said first terminal of said resistor; a non-inverting terminal thereof; and an output terminal thereof; an amplifier circuit for transforming the voltage change of said operational amplifier output into a substantially exponential current change; wherein the output of said amplifier circuit is electrically coupled to said inverting terminal of said operational amplifier. The above described gain control circuit is able to perform wide bandwidth input signal buffering with linearity under low voltage and low power conditions. The circuit also offers low output impedances without the need of additional buffers and hence minimizing circuit size and manufacturing costs.06-04-2009

John Wing Shing Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100120703COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER - Pharmaceutical compositions comprising sinigrin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and use thereof for treating liver cancer. A method for treatment of liver cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject in need thereof and suffering from cancer, a pharmaceutically effective amount of sinigrin, is also provided.05-13-2010

Ka Leung Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120110241SYSTEM FOR NAND FLASH PARAMETER AUTO-DETECTION - A system comprising a NAND flash memory device having a multiplicity of parameters; a flash controller configured to perform a NAND flash memory parameter automatic detection process including reading a device identifier of the NAND flash memory device and proceeding if a valid device identifier value is returned, detecting an address cycle and a block type of the NAND flash memory device, detecting a page size of the NAND flash memory device, detecting a spare size of the NAND flash memory device, detecting a memory size of the NAND flash memory device, and detecting a block size of the NAND flash memory device.05-03-2012

Kam Hung Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090048083Aluminum Sleeve for Magnetic Development Roller - An aluminum sleeve for magnetic development rollers includes an aluminum sleeve and a shaft fixed at the ends of the aluminum sleeve for engaging with a gear, wherein an etching absorption layer is arranged on the surface of the aluminum sleeve, and a nickel plating protect layer is arranged onto the etching absorption layer. A manufacture method thereof involves forming an etching absorption layer on the surface of the aluminum sleeve via a chemical texture etching process, then forming a nickel plating protect layer onto the etching absorption layer via a nickel chemical plating process. The etching absorption layer has fine and uniform particles, and the nickel protect layer prevents the etching absorption layer from being oxidized and improves the wear resistance of the aluminum sleeve.02-19-2009

Man Fung Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090291617BRASSIERE PAD - A brassiere pad includes a generally cup-shaped body having a base perimeter, a neckline perimeter, and an underarm perimeter. The thickness of the cup-shaped body gradually tapers from the base perimeter to an apex of the cup-shaped body and then to the neckline perimeter. The base perimeter has a seam allowance of uniform thickness and has a generally rhombus-shaped cross section.11-26-2009

Man Kit Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100225299WALL SCANNER - Embodiments of the invention relate to a wall scanner that includes a housing, a plurality of sensors, a display, and a control section. The housing includes a handle portion and a body portion. The handle portion is adapted to receive a removable and rechargeable battery pack such as a high-voltage lithium-ion (“Li-Ion”) battery pack. The body portion of the housing encloses the plurality of sensing devices, such as, for example, capacitive plate sensors for sensing the presence of a stud behind a surface, a D-coil sensor for identifying the presence of metal behind the surface, and a non-contact voltage sensor for detecting the presence of live wires carrying AC currents. The display is configured to display, among other things, the location of an object behind the surface in real-time, the depth of an object behind the surface, and whether an object behind the surface is ferrous or non-ferrous. The control section includes a plurality of actuation devices for controlling the functions and operations of the wall scanner, such as the scanning mode.09-09-2010

Maurice Kwok Chung Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100317691ISOQUINOLONE COMPOUNDS AS SUBTYPE-SELECTIVE AGONISTS FOR MELATONIN RECEPTORS MT1 AND MT2 - A method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating a pathological condition associated with a melatonin receptor in a mammal by using a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound of formula (I) as a ligand interacting with the melatonin receptor,12-16-2010

Ming Tai Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120086356Current Leakage Protection Device for LED Applications - An electronic circuit for driving an LED device, including an LED, a driver for supply current to the LED array, and one or two current detection modules connected to one or both ends of the LED array for detecting current level and sending signals about the current level detected to the driver, which will break the circuit immediately upon detecting a fault condition on either side of the LED array based on the feedback from one or both current detection modules.04-12-2012

Oliver Chillwa Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090188029OPENING DEVICE - An opening device has a drive motor with a motor shaft, an output axle for pivotably driving a member between a first position and a second position and a gear train connecting the motor shaft to the output axle. A gear case houses the gear train. The gear train has an output gear arranged to drive the output axle and the output axle is slidably received in a hole in the output gear. Thus the output axle can be assembled to the output gear or be disassembled from the output gear without disassembling the gear case. The gear case has at least one moveable baffle plate arranged to prevent the output axle from accidentally separating from the output gear once assembled.07-30-2009

Pei Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120022426System and method for embolic protection - A balloon catheter system distinguishing a proximal balloon catheter system and a distal balloon catheter is provided. The proximal balloon catheter system has a first and a second catheter. These two catheters are positioned side-by-side over at least part of the longitudinal area of their outer surfaces, and they are detachably connected to each other. A first inflatable member is attached to the first catheter near the distal end of the first catheter. The distal balloon catheter distinguishes a catheter part with a distal end and a proximal end, and an exchange rod attached near the proximal end of the catheter part. The catheter part has a second inflatable member encircling the outer surface of the catheter part. The balloon catheter system can be used for example in methods of isolating a segment of a vessel, generating reversal fluid flow and creating an in-vivo shunt with a balloon catheter.01-26-2012

Pui Yee Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090065051Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers - Method and structure for hydrogenation of silicon substrates with shaped covers. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for fabricating a photovoltaic material. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a crystalline material characterized by a plurality of worm hole structures therein overlying the semiconductor substrate. The worm hole structures are characterized by a density distribution from a surface region of the crystalline material to a defined depth within a z-direction of the surface region to form a thickness of material to be detached. The method further includes providing a glue layer overlying a surface region of the crystalline material. The method includes joining the surface region of the crystalline material via the glue layer to a support substrate.03-12-2009

Sammy Chi Kin Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080233813WATER CRAFT DRIVEN BY HUMAN-POWERED LAND VEHICLE - A human-powered land vehicle, such as a bicycle, is mountable to a collapsible water craft having a compact drive unit which can be pivoted about two orthogonal axes, one for directing the thrust for steering the craft, the other for raising or lowering the thrust assembly. The drive unit is releasably mountable to the frame of the vehicle and is connected in use to receive torque from the crank, for instance by an endless chain, and by a remote linkage to the handlebars, or like steering device of the vehicle.09-25-2008

Siu Lau Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080315684Square-wave modulated voltage dip restorer - The present invention relates a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) system and methods for addressing voltage dips. The instant DVR incorporates high frequency technology, such as a high frequency transformer, to generate a square wave voltage from a storage device, such square wave being modulated prior to being delivered to a load. The generation of the square wave and modulation thereto creates a voltage that reacts fast to voltage dips, while addressing wide ranging harmonics usually present in square waves.12-25-2008

Sze Kit Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100052867APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT MOVEMENT AND LOCATION WITH RFID DEVICE - An apparatus for identifying object movement and location with RFID device comprises two RFID gateways constructed by at least one RFID interrogator located inside and outside an entrance of a monitored zone independently, a portable RFID tag carried by the object capable of receiving and responding said signals emitted by said RFID interrogator, and a data processor connected with said RFID gateways capable of receiving said responses to identify said object movement as leaving or entering said entrance and said object location as outside or inside said monitored zone. There is also a corresponding method for identifying object movement and location with RFID device. 03-04-2010
20100289621METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING RFID DEPLOYMENT AND RFID DEPLOYMENT OPTIMIZER OF USE THEREOF - A method for optimizing the deployment of RFID apparatus, and a RFID deployment optimizer of use thereof are provided. The method includes the steps: A. analyzing the interrogation zone where the RFID apparatus are deployed, B. identifying the readability o RFID tag associated with different sets of placement on a target object inside the interrogation zone, and C. selecting the best deployment alternative based on the analysis result of the interrogation zone attained in the step A and all the readabilities of RFID tag associated with different sets of placement identified in the step B.11-18-2010

Sze Kit Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100305717WEARABLE POWER ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR HELPING A USER TO MOVE THEIR HAND - A rehabilitation system (12-02-2010

Tseng Fong Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090273922Street light utilizing combination low-pressure sodium and metal halide light sources - A street light that uses both a low-pressure sodium vapor bulb and a metal halide bulb is disclosed. The combination of these two light bulbs creates an efficient light source that is highly effective in bad weather conditions as well as able to provide good color differentiation. Further, the street light can be battery powered, where the batteries are recharged by solar cells, wind turbines, or both. A self-sufficient cost-effective street light is produced that uses renewable energy to provide light that has high penetration and wide color spectrum characteristics.11-05-2009

Tsui Man Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100213263Electronic Article Surveillance Tag Assembly - A housing for an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes a first portion and a second portion fixable to one another for encasing an EAS tag. The housing includes a stationary tab that projects outward away from the housing and includes an aperture to assist in securing the housing to a shop article.08-26-2010

Wai Lun Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100258647Tunable Vibration Absorbing Device - A Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) for reducing vibration and noise radiation from rails incorporates a series of oscillation mass (10-14-2010

Wai-Shing Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100198777SEQUENCE ONLINE ANALYTICAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A sequence online analytical processing (S-OLAP) system 08-05-2010

Wang Man Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100095859Ink Cup Assembly - An ink cup assembly for a printing machine is disclosed as including an outer cup body with a recess, and an inner cup body with a cavity for containing an ink, the inner cup body being made of polyethylene, and a main body portion of the inner cup body is received within the recess of the outer cup body for releasably engaging the inner cup body with the outer cup body.04-22-2010

Wing Cheung James Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078743WIRE BONDING SYSTEM UTILIZING MULTIPLE POSITIONING TABLES - A wire bonding apparatus and method in which separate first and second positioning tables are provided for mounting electronic devices to be wire bonded, and a bonding tool is provided at a bonding position for bonding the electronic devices. First and second loading/unloading positions are provided for loading electronic devices to or unloading electronic devices from the positioning tables. The first and second positioning tables are operative to move independently of each other, such that the first positioning table is movable between the first loading/unloading position and the bonding position and the second positioning table is movable between the second loading/unloading position and the bonding position.03-26-2009

Wing Choi Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090108805LOCALIZED CHARGING, LOAD IDENTIFICATION AND BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR A PLANAR INDUCTIVE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - Methods and principles are described for systematizing localized charging, load identification and bi-directional communication in a planar battery charging system. Also described is control circuitry for selectively energizing a primary winding when a load is placed on the platform. The optimization of the size of the receiver winding compared to the transmitter winding is discussed, while the associated communication methods include techniques for load identification, compatibility checks, hand-shaking and communication of charging status.04-30-2009
20090121675ELECTRONIC CONTROL METHOD FOR A PLANAR INDUCTIVE BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS - This invention provides an electronic control method for a planar inductive battery charging apparatus on which one or more electronic loads such as mobile phones, MP3 players etc can be placed and charged simultaneously. The power control circuit of the charging pad consists of two power conversion stages. Depending on the nature of the input power supply, the first power stage is an AC-DC power converter with variable output voltage control and a second stage is a DC-AC power inverter with constant current control. The combination of the two stages provides power control of the charging pad and generates AC magnetic flux of ideally constant magnitude over the charging areas within a group of primary windings that are excited.05-14-2009

Yiu Lun Ho, Hong Kong HK

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090218539POLYMER-BONDED MAGNETIC MATERIALS - A magnetic composition for power conversion includes a thermoplastic polymer and magnetic powders. The composition has a tensile strength of greater than 20 N/nm09-03-2009

Yiusing Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080266714Suspension and fabricating method thereof, head gimbal assembly and disk drive device - A suspension for supporting a head slider has a flexure, several trace patterns positioned on the flexure, front flexure-bonding pads disposed on the flexure at a position corresponding to a leading edge of the head slider and connected to the trace patterns, and rear flexure-bonding pads disposed on the flexure at a position corresponding to a trailing edge of the head slider and connected to the trace patterns. The front and the rear flexure-bonding pads and the trace patterns are integrally formed and disposed on the flexure at the same time, so the fabricating process is simplified and there is no alignment problem for bonding location. This can ensure the connection strength and position between the head slider and the suspension changeless and, in turns, ensure a good attitude of the head slider. The invention also discloses a HGA and a disk drive device with such suspension, and a fabricating method for the suspension.10-30-2008
20090119907Method for assembling a disk drive using a shipping comb - The invention discloses a method for assembling a disk drive including steps that providing a head stack assembly (HSA), providing a shipping comb for assembling the disk drive, inserting a comb pin of the shipping comb into a locating holes in a HSA to assemble the shipping comb with the HSA together, positioning the HSA and shipping comb on a base cover of the disk drive, installing the HSA on the base cover via a bearing device thereof, rotating the assembled HSA and shipping comb to park the HSA on the ramp and aligning the comb pin with the securing hole, pushing the comb pin into a securing hole to lock the HSA in the base cover, assembling a latch device and a top voice coil magnet on the base cover, rotating out the shipping comb to a position where the shipping comb is not interfered with the disk drive.05-14-2009
20100328820Dimple forming apparatus and dimple forming method - A dimple forming apparatus for forming dimple on a workpiece at a desired position comprises a base mould with a concave surface, a heating unit and a forming pin with a spherical surface. The base mould is configured to be positioned below the workpiece. The heating unit is configured to heat the desired position of the workpiece for enhancing tractility of the desired position of the workpiece, and the forming pin is configured to be positioned above workpiece with the spherical surface of the forming pin aiming toward the desired position of the workpiece heated by the heating unit. The heating unit successfully enhances the tractility of desired position of the workpiece before the desired position of the workpiece is punched by the forming pin, and produces low stress at the junction of the dimple formed by the forming pin punching and the workpiece of the workpiece. The present invention also discloses a dimple forming method, a head gimbal assembly and a method for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly.12-30-2010
20110176239Head stack assembly and disk drive unit with the same - Disclosed is a head stack assembly, which comprises a pivot bearing assembly having a main body which comprising a first end surface and a second end surface, and a flange extended from the main body and located between the first and second end surfaces, the flange having a first interface adjacent the first end surface of the main body and a second interface opposite to the first interface; a drive arm mounted on the main body and secured on the first interface of the flange; and a fantail spacer mounted on the main body and secured on the second interface of the flange.07-21-2011
20120075741Arm coil assembly, arm flexible cable assembly and disk drive unit with the same - An arm coil assembly includes a drive arm having at least two grounding pins formed on a mounting region thereof and a voice coil fixed on the tailing end of the drive arm for controlling the drive arm. The grounding pins are provided for electrically connecting with a flexible printed cable assembly by extending through at least two mounting holes formed on the flexible printed cable assembly. Each grounding pin has a slot formed thereon to clamp the flexible printed cable assembly. The arm coil assembly of the present invention having grounding pins with slot structure to clamp the flexible printed cable assembly which is mounted on the drive arm to form an arm flexible cable assembly, thus, the flexible printed cable assembly can be pre-mounted onto the arm coil assembly without using any additional fixtures or tools, therefore simplifying the mounting process and reducing the manufacturing cost thereof. The invention also discloses an arm flexible cable assembly and a disk drive unit including the same.03-29-2012
20120099221Head stack assembly and hard disk drive with the same - An HSA comprises at least an HGA, a controlling circuit for controlling the HGA, and an actuator coil assembly comprising at least one top surface for mounting the HGA and a side surface for mounting the controlling circuit. The HGA has a first connection region parallel to the top surface, the first connection region has multiple first terminal pads formed thereon; the controlling circuit has a second connection region with multiple second terminal pads formed thereon, the second terminal pads are arranged in at least one row which is parallel to the top surface and the side surface, the first terminal pads are bonding to the corresponding second terminal pads to implement an electrical connection. The HSA has a compact structure as so to save space, and the connection way of the HGA and the controlling circuit is simple and solid.04-26-2012

Patent applications by Yiusing Ho, Hong Kong CN

Yui Kaye Ho, Hong Kong CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090275318Method and apparatus for transferring data between mobile telephones and other digital devices - The method and apparatus of the present invention provide a means for users to transfer the data contents of a cell phone memory to a PC. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a low complexity digital device having two I/O (Input/Output) connectors, one for the user's cell phone and one for connecting to the PC. Central to the apparatus of the present invention is an Inter-device Data Transfer Processor (IDTP) which contains the necessary hardware and software to automatically move the data contents of a cell phone memory to a PC using a two step process.11-05-2009