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Angus C. K. Mak, Shatin CN
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| 20100053022 | Systems and Methods Employing Coupling Elements to Increase Antenna Isolation - An antenna system comprises a first antenna element mutually coupled with a second antenna element, the mutual coupling between the first and second antenna elements causing a first current in the second antenna element, and a coupling element disposed at least partially between the first and second antenna elements, wherein the coupling element is mutually coupled to each of the first and second antenna elements, and wherein the coupling element is configured to induce a second current in the second antenna element that at least partially cancels the first current. | 03-04-2010 |
Barry Mak, Wan Chai CN
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| 20100162907 | EMBOSSING TOOLS AND TAPE PRINTERS - A tape printer for providing an image on a tape medium, the tape printer permitting inputting an image; providing the image on the tape medium; obtaining input image information; and using the input image information to provide an audible output in dependence on the input image. | 07-01-2010 |
Chau Mak, Abingdon GB
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| 20090291937 | KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 11-26-2009 |
Chi Hang Mak, Scarborough CA
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| 20100025551 | Membranous organizer - An item organizer including a base having a first membrane, the first membrane being substantially planar, an item holder having a second membrane, the second membrane being substantially planar and having at least one aperture, and at least one support arm extending between the base and the item holder, wherein the first membrane and the second membrane are substantially parallel, and the at least one support arm is operatively arranged to suspend the holder over the base. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100276384 | WALL-MOUNTED ORGANIZER - An organizer having a front wall including a first recess and a first hook arranged to pivot into and out of the first recess, a back wall having a means for mounting the organizer to a substantially vertical surface, a left wall, a right wall, and a bottom wall, wherein the front wall, the back wall, the left wall, the right wall, and the bottom wall define an inner chamber adapted to hold items therein. | 11-04-2010 |
Edward Mak, Winnipeg CA
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| 20120092253 | Computer Input and Output Peripheral Device - The peripheral input and output device embeds a touch-screen display onto a mouse. Users interact with the display of the mouse using direct touch, whilst also performing regular cursor-based mouse interactions. The resulting device has many unique capabilities, in particular for interacting with auxiliary windows, such as toolbars, palettes, pop-ups and dialog-boxes. By migrating these windows onto a peripheral computer mouse challenges such as screen real-estate use and window management can be alleviated. | 04-19-2012 |
Fuk Sang Mak, Hksar CN
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| 20090192990 | Method and apparatus for realtime or near realtime video image retrieval - A distributed absorbing surveillance apparatus comprising a plurality of surveillance branches at which data of a video image frame is characterised, indexed and stored locally in real-time upon capturing means browsing and searching can be conducted locally at a relatively low computational overhead upon receipt of searching instructions from a central query processor. Such a distributed surveillance apparatus also facilitates enhanced target searching speed and efficiency. | 07-30-2009 |
Gary Mak, Stittsville CA
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| 20090247105 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR ADAPTIVE AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - A method for adaptive automatic gain control and an automatic gain control circuit are provided. A predetermined waveform is injected into the automatic gain control circuit. A signal is sampled at at least one point in the automatic gain control circuit in which the sampled signal includes the injected predetermined waveform. A small-signal control characteristic is calculated using the sampled at least one signal. A determination is made as to whether the calculated small-signal control characteristic is valid. In the case of a valid determination, the calculated small-signal control characteristic is used to adjust the gain of the automatic gain control circuit. | 10-01-2009 |
Honyeong Mak, Singapore SG
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| 20090067095 | FLY HEIGHT COMPENSATION USING READ GAIN CONTROL LOOP - Apparatus and methods are disclosed that regulate head fly height so as to compensate for variation in height of a disk surface. An exemplary apparatus includes a circuit that detects disk height variation in response to variation in the gain of a variable gain amplifier, within an automatic gain control loop, that amplifies a read signal as the head reads from the disk surface. The circuit regulates the head fly height so as to compensate for the detected variation in disk height. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100007986 | SETTING WRITER BOUNDARIES FOR MULTIPLE WRITERS - A storage medium having a boundary located along a surface of the storage medium that functions as a transition point for selectively operating a first writer and a second writer of a plurality of writers, where the location of the boundary is set based on writing capabilities of the plurality of writers. | 01-14-2010 |
Marjan Mak, Gomilsko SI
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| 20090084274 | Kitchen appliance comprising a safety system and method for operating a kitchen appliance - A kitchen appliance includes a circuit closer and, a safety lock system which unlocks the circuit closer and permits operation of the kitchen appliance only if the kitchen appliance is properly assembled. The safety lock system includes switches having sensors. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090213685 | Electric-Motor Kitchen Appliance Comprising an Electric or Electronic Control - An electric-motor kitchen appliance, in particular an electric-motor handheld device, preferably a hand mixer, includes a switch. The invention also relates to a finger-actuated electric control for the switch, and to a method for switching on/off a kitchen appliance. The switch is unlocked when the safety switch is actuated by the finger of a user. The safety switch is electronically switched. The possibility of unintentionally operating the electric-motor of the kitchen appliance is reduced due to the manual operation of the two separate switches. As a result, the safety of the electric-motor kitchen appliance in the household is significantly increased. | 08-27-2009 |
Michael Man Ho Mak, New South Wales AU
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| 20090125387 | Electronic Commerce System, Method and Apparatus - An electronic commerce method that includes publishing an offer for a product or service, receiving the published offer and conditionally accepting the offer, and forwarding the conditional acceptance to a matching processor to request the product or service. The matching processor receives the conditional acceptance by the matching processor, determines whether conditions present in the conditional acceptance can be fulfilled, and forwards at least one option for acceptance. The at least one option for selection is displayed and the user, selects any one of the at least one options. Upon selection, a token is provided to the user. The token is configured to be used to redeem the service or product, be transferable to another user device, or to be stored for future redemption of the product or service. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100063892 | Distributed electronic commerce system, method and apparatus - A method for constructing electronic commerce services and conducting electronic commerce transactions is disclosed. The method is illustrated by instantiating and storing the electronic contract on a server; issuing and transmitting a token message to one or more contracting party's client device. Using a processor to intercept the token message and contact the server to retrieve the electronic contract associated with the token message; and downloading or uploading digital media as instructed by the electronic contract. The method is based on the uniform, highly expressive representation of electronic contracts as digital objects. A system based on a distributed object architecture that implements the method is also described. The architecture enables the execution of the promises encoded as part of an electronic contract to be executed on any device that implements an electronic contract interpreter mechanism. | 03-11-2010 |
Michael Man Ho Mak, Rushchutters Bay AU
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| 20080209534 | Token based applicaions platform method, system and apparatus - A method that enables the mapping of token identity and token presentation context to invoke one or more applications that are associated with the given token and context is disclosed. The method enables the construction of a flexible and efficient token-in-context services platform. | 08-28-2008 |
Paul Mak, Dong Guan CN
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| 20100304578 | Charging Interface for Rechargeable Devices - A novel charging interface for rechargeable devices is disclosed herein. The present charging interface has a male plug, formed from circuit board material, which electrically and slidably interconnects with a female socket in at least two orientations. The female socket has electrically conductive biasing means which retain the male plug within the female socket. The charging interface provides electrical contact between the master circuit board of a rechargeable device and a power source. | 12-02-2010 |
Paul Mak, Kowloon CN
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| 20110155842 | Velocity Feedback Control System for a Rotor of a Toy Helicopter - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling a toy helicopter in flight. The toy helicopter is powered by a first rotor and a second rotor. A target speed ratio is determined for the speed of the first rotor and the speed of the second rotor. The speed of the rotors is adjusted incrementally until the target ratio is achieved. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155843 | Velocity Feedback Control System for a Rotor of a Toy Helicopter - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling a toy helicopter in flight. The toy helicopter is powered by a first rotor and a second rotor. A target speed ratio is determined for the speed of the first rotor and the speed of the second rotor. The speed of the rotors is adjusted incrementally until the target ratio is achieved | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155844 | Velocity Feedback Control System for a Rotor of a Toy Helicopter - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling a toy helicopter in flight. The toy helicopter is powered by a first rotor and a second rotor. A target speed ratio is determined for the speed of the first rotor and the speed of the second rotor. The speed of the rotors is adjusted incrementally until the target ratio is achieved | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110159776 | Velocity Feedback Control System for a Rotor of a Toy Helicopter - There is provided a method and apparatus for controlling a toy helicopter in flight. The toy helicopter is powered by a first rotor and a second rotor. A target speed ratio is determined for the speed of the first rotor and the speed of the second rotor. The speed of the rotors is adjusted incrementally until the target ratio is achieved | 06-30-2011 |
Pui-In Mak, Macau CN
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| 20080318534 | TWO-STEP CHANNEL SELECTION FOR WIRELESS TRANSMITTER FRONT-ENDS - A reconfigurable multimode transmitter is disclosed, operating in accordance with a two-step channel selection. The first step provides for a fine channel selection and upconversion of a desired channel to either positive or negative IF. The second step is a coarse channel selection and upconversion of a desired channel to the RF. The receiver and transmitter can be used in a transceiver. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100182080 | DC-OFFSET CANCELLED PROGRAMMABLE GAIN ARRAY FOR LOW-VOLTAGE WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - An amplifier circuit includes a transconductance amplifier at an input side of the amplifier circuit, a transimpedance amplifier connected to an output of the transconductance amplifier, and a voltage amplifier connected to an output of the transimpedance amplifier. The transconductance amplifier and the transimpedance amplifier form a low-impedance node at an interface thereof. A feedback circuit is connected between an output of the voltage amplifier and the low-impedance node between the transconductance amplifier and the transimpedance amplifier. The transconductance amplifier, the transimpedance amplifier, and the voltage amplifier form a main amplifier stage. The feedback circuit senses an imbalance in an output of the main amplifier stage, whereby a correction signal is integrated and negatively fed back to the low-impedance node between the transconductance amplifier and the transimpedance amplifier. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100184399 | SWITCHED CURRENT RESISTOR PROGRAMMABLE GAIN ARRAY FOR LOW-VOLTAGE WIRELESS LAN AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A switched current resistor (SCR) PGA for constant-bandwidth gain control includes an inverting amplifier, a feedback resistor forming a feedback loop between an output side and an input side of the inverting amplifier, and a switched current resistor (SCR) array connected in parallel to the feedback resistor, and configured to tune a gain range between a maximum and a minimum. The SCR array includes a plurality of switched resistors, each comprising a switch in series with a resistor. When the plurality of switched resistors are switched by a gain-control logic, a plurality of switched current sources and a plurality of grounded resistors are switched correspondingly to deliver a transient current, an equivalent of which flows through the plurality of grounded resistors out from the input side of the inverting amplifier, leading to a feedback factor of the PGA being constant. | 07-22-2010 |
Sing Yeung Mak, Singapore SG
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| 20090170869 | PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE HAVING AFFINITY FOR THE HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR - The present invention relates to 1-(1-methylethyl)-4-{[4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yloxy)phenyl]carbonyl}piperazine | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100204242 | Piperazine Derivative Having Affinity for the Histamine H3 Receptor - The present invention relates to 1-(1-methylethyl)-4-{[4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yloxy)phenyl]carbonyl}piperazine | 08-12-2010 |
Steve Mak, Toronto CA
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| 20120116983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL ESTATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - A system and method of real estate inventory management includes providing, to a client system, data identifying one or more units of real estate that are available for sale; receiving a reservation request identifying a unit that is available for sale; receiving, at the server system, purchasing data for a reservation fee for the identified unit of real estate; processing a deposit in the amount of the reservation fee for the identified of real estate using the purchasing data; verifying that the deposit for the identified unit record processed; and updating the reservation status of the identified unit of real estate to indicate that the unit of real estate is not available for sale. | 05-10-2012 |
Tak W. Mak, Toronto CA
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| 20100292302 | INDUCTION OF APOPTOSIS AND INHIBITION OF CELL PROLIFERATION THROUGH MODULATION OF CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE 1C ACTIVITY - This invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer therapeutics. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating tumors by inhibiting the activity of CPT1C. The methods and compositions can additionally include inhibition of glycolysis. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110059068 | POLYPEPTIDES INVOLVED IN IMMUNE RESPONSE - Polypeptides which comprise a receptor-ligand pair involved in T-cell activation are disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, and vectors and host cells for expressing the polypeptides are also disclosed. The polypeptides, or agonists and antagonists thereof, are used to treat T-cell mediated disorders. | 03-10-2011 |
Wai Mak, Singapore SG
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| 20120115046 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS AND SUPERCAPACITORS - The present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a first layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material; and a second layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material arranged on the first layer. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a single layer which comprises a mixture of a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material and a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material; or a single layer comprised of a porous nanostructured material wherein the porous nanostructured material comprises metallic nanostructures which are bound to the surface of the porous nanostructured material. The present invention further refers to the manufacture of these electrodes and their use in metal-air batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. | 05-10-2012 |
Wai Bik Mak, Mt. Eden NZ
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| 20120058993 | Stable Suspension Formulation - A physicochemically stable aqueous composition including clozapine suspension. | 03-08-2012 |
Wai Fatt Mak, Singapore SG
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| 20110229777 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS AND SUPERCAPACITATORS - The present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a first layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material; and a second layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material arranged on the first layer. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a single layer which comprises a mixture of a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material and a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material; or a single layer comprised of a porous nanostructured material wherein the porous nanostructured material comprises metallic nanostructures which are bound to the surface of the porous nanostructured material. The present invention further refers to the manufacture of these electrodes and their use in metal-air batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. | 09-22-2011 |
Wai-Kei Mak, Hsinchu City TW
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| 20110107278 | Method for Improving Yield Rate Using Redundant Wire Insertion - A method and apparatus for manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC), the method including, generating, by a graphical construction unit, a first graph corresponding to a first net of the IC, the first graph representing a pin of the first net as a vertex, and a connection between two pins of the first net as an edge, the first graph further corresponding to a first IC layout; identifying a first and a second pair of unconnected vertices in the first graph for inserting a first and a second redundant edge, respectively, the first redundant edge and the second redundant edge forming a first connected loop and a second connected loop, respectively, each loop further including at least two edges of the first graph; calculating a tolerance ratio for the first redundant edge and the second redundant edge; sorting the first and second redundant edge based on their tolerance ratio; calculating a yield rate change of the first IC layout associated with inserting one of the first or second redundant edge with a highest tolerance ratio, and updating the first IC layout to include the redundant edge with the highest tolerance ratio if the yield rate change is greater than zero; and calculating the yield rate change of the first IC layout associated with inserting the first or second redundant edge having a second highest tolerance ratio, and updating the first IC layout to include the redundant edge with the second highest tolerance ratio if the yield rate change is greater than zero. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110154282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MAKING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH CONSIDERATION OF WIRING DEMAND RATIO - A method for designing and making an integrated circuit is described. That method utilizes statistical models of wire segments to accurately estimate the expected length of minimum-length, orthogonal wire segments within a block. From these estimates, the method accurately estimates an ratio between the horizontal and vertical routing resources required, termed the “H/V Demand Ratio.” From the H/V Demand Ratio, an accurate estimate of the height and width of the block may be determined. Thereafter, placement and routing may be performed quickly and accurately, thereby allowing the block to be designed and manufactured quickly and cost effectively. A method for designing an integrated circuit with efficient metal-1 resource utilization is also described. | 06-23-2011 |
Winston Mak, Toronto CA
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| 20120116983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL ESTATE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - A system and method of real estate inventory management includes providing, to a client system, data identifying one or more units of real estate that are available for sale; receiving a reservation request identifying a unit that is available for sale; receiving, at the server system, purchasing data for a reservation fee for the identified unit of real estate; processing a deposit in the amount of the reservation fee for the identified of real estate using the purchasing data; verifying that the deposit for the identified unit record processed; and updating the reservation status of the identified unit of real estate to indicate that the unit of real estate is not available for sale. | 05-10-2012 |
Ying Chau Mak, Thornhill CA
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| 20090077342 | METHOD TO ACHIEVE PARTIAL STRUCTURE ALIGNMENT - A computer-implemented method including receiving a set of data having a mapping. The set of data has groups of subsets of data. The mapping describes in what order the groups of subsets of data are to be stored in a memory. The mapping also describes the offsets of the groups of subsets of data in the memory. The mapping is not changed when the set of data is stored in the memory. The method also includes determining a starting address for the set of data. The starting address corresponds to an address in the memory. The starting address is determined such that an optimum number of subsets of data in the groups of subsets of data are aligned. The method also includes storing the set of data in the memory, wherein the mapping is unaffected when the set of data is stored in the memory. | 03-19-2009 |