Inventor

Yan Zhou

Inventor
Pleasanton, CA, US

Overview

127→
Patents
1994–2020
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 127 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis19%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light11%
H04MTelephonic communication9%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus6%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general6%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%
G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions4%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels4%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%
G06FElectric digital data processing3%
PatentTitleYear
10,848,366Network function management method, management unit, and system202010,742,185System and method of operating automatic gain control in the presence of high peak-to-average ratio blockers202010,694,389Network slice management method, management unit, and system202010,657,591Computer-implemented systems and methods for real-time risk-informed return item collection using an automated kiosk202010,610,109Emotion representative image to derive health rating202010,587,295Wireless receiver with automatic gain control optimization for sensitivity and distortion202010,546,014Systems and methods for segmenting medical images based on anatomical landmark-based features202010,510,143Systems and methods for generating a mask for automated assessment of embryo quality201910,305,676Apparatus for receiver with digital signal arrival detector and associated methods201910,278,262Soft switch relay circuit201910,223,419System and method for predicate pushdown and partition pruning in a distributed database201910,188,874Three dimensional localization and tracking for adaptive radiation therapy201910,169,777Systems and methods for scoring internet ads and ranking vendors201910,152,790Three dimensional localization of a moving target for adaptive radiation therapy201810,143,066Sensor with wireless device for controlling a light source201810,083,195System and method for composing a multidimensional index key in data blocks20189,878,177'Three dimensional localization and tracking for adaptive radiation therapy'20189,782,064'Obtaining and displaying histogram and/or confidence of intra-operative refraction and/or IOL power recommendation'20179,748,863'System and method for leakage current suppression in a low switching frequency photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter'20179,740,710'Systems and methods for segmenting medical images based on anatomical landmark-based features'20179,706,913'Optimizing vision correction procedures'20179,697,602'System and method for auto-contouring in adaptive radiotherapy'20179,652,871'Three dimensional localization of a moving target for adaptive radiation therapy'20179,629,598'System and method for auto-contouring in adaptive radiotherapy'20179,585,553'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20179,588,190'Resonant MEMS lorentz-force magnetometer using force-feedback and frequency-locked coil excitation'2017D0775356'Instrument for measuring optical wave front'20169,455,645'System and method for leakage current suppression in a photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverter'20169,332,899'Electronic eye marking/registration'20169,326,677'Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor'20169,252,891'Die-to-die communication links for receiver integrated circuit dies and related methods'20169,179,836'Compact wavefront sensor module and its attachment to or integration with an ophthalmic instrument'20159,119,561'Optimizing vision correction procedures'20159,122,959'Method and apparatus for automated delineation of structure shape for image guided treatment planning'20159,113,819'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20159,107,608'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20159,101,292'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large dipoter range sequential wavefront sensor'20159,050,026'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20159,041,569'Method and apparatus for calibration of successive approximation register analog-to-digital converters'20159,039,181'Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor'20159,036,740'Performing image rejection on bandpass signals'20158,919,957'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20148,919,958'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20148,913,793'Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissues'20148,892,730'Performance management implementation method and network management system'20148,882,270'Apparatus and method for operating a real time large diopter range sequential wavefront sensor'20148,857,985'Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor'20148,827,452'Optimizing vision correction procedures'20148,820,929'Real-time measurement/display/record/playback of wavefront data for use in vision correction procedures'20148,777,413'Ophthalmic wavefront sensor operating in parallel sampling and lock-in detection mode'20148,678,591'Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor'20148,591,027'Adaptive sequential wavefront sensor with variable aperture'20138,579,437'Adaptive sequential wavefront sensor with programmed control'20138,518,109'Optical coupling gel for eye imaging'20138,506,083'Compact wavefront sensor module and its attachment to or integration with an ophthalmic instrument'20138,489,106'Method and system for providing quality of service assurance in wireless communication system'20138,472,031'Apparatus and method for optical interrogation'20138,467,520'Subscriber line interface circuit with intra-operational state selectable supply'20138,454,162'Optimizing vision correction procedures'20138,416,991'Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissues'2013D0676808'Charger'20138,356,900'Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensor'20138,328,356'Enabling measurement with a handheld eye imaging device'20128,208,688'Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissues'20128,100,530'Optimizing vision correction procedures'20128,073,202'Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissues'20118,049,567'Circuit for phase locked oscillators'20117,991,133'Method and apparatus for generating a metering pulse'20117,815,310'Adaptive sequential wavefront sensor and its applications'2010RE041633'Light source for swept source optical coherence tomography based on cascaded distributed feedback lasers with engineered band gaps'20107,684,467'Performing blind scanning in a receiver'20107,668,342'Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissues'20107,643,719'Superlens and a method for making the same'20107,621,636'Working distance and alignment sensor for a fundus camera'20097,621,638'Delivering a short Arc lamp light for eye imaging'20097,616,856'Varying refractive index optical medium using at least two materials with thicknesses less than a wavelength'20097,554,668'Light source for swept source optical coherence tomography based on cascaded distributed feedback lasers with engineered band gaps'20097,508,525'High efficiency balanced detection interferometer'20097,485,892'Optical broadband emitters and methods of making the same'20097,480,059'Optical coherence tomography for eye-length measurement'20097,456,957'Littrow spectrometer and a spectral domain optical coherence tomography system with a Littrow spectrometer'20087,445,335'Sequential wavefront sensor'20087,433,046'Patterned spinning disk based optical phase shifter for spectral domain optical coherence tomography'20087,426,328'Varying refractive index optical medium using at least two materials with thicknesses less than a wavelength'20087,400,719'Subscriber line interface circuitry transceiver'20087,391,520'Fourier domain optical coherence tomography employing a swept multi-wavelength laser and a multi-channel receiver'20087,388,672'High efficiency balanced detection interferometer'20087,382,464'Apparatus and method for combined optical-coherence-tomographic and confocal detection'20087,362,856'Subscriber line interface circuitry transceiver'20087,362,857'Subscriber line interface circuitry transceiver'20087,362,855'Subscriber line interface circuitry transceiver'20087,323,802'Surface acoustic wave device'20087,303,339'Optical beam transformer module for light coupling between a fiber array and a photonic chip and the method of making the same'20077,283,075'Delta-sigma modulator with selectable noise transfer function'20077,280,062'Pulse metering architecture'20077,254,177'Architecture for a digital subscriber line analog front end'20077,218,809'Integrated planar composite coupling structures for bi-directional light beam transformation between a small mode size waveguide and a large mode size waveguide'20077,218,729'Subscriber line interface circuitry with current drivers for downstream voice and data signals'20077,126,693'Simple high efficiency optical coherence domain reflectometer design'20066,986,197'Method of manufacturing an IC package'20066,895,040'Architecture for a digital subscriber line analog front end'20056,888,989'Photonic chip mounting in a recess for waveguide alignment and connection'20056,879,757'Connection between a waveguide array and a fiber array'20056,771,767'Signal detector with coefficient swapping transform unit'20046,763,106'Signal detector with duration-based frame width'20046,671,373'Method and apparatus for DC feed control'20036,661,891'Method and apparatus for detecting an activation tone'20036,617,188'Quantum well intermixing'20036,580,792'Signal detector with automatic gain control'20036,556,674'Signal detector with matched filter coefficient'20036,449,049'Profiling of aspheric surfaces using liquid crystal compensatory interferometry'20026,426,979'Adaptation control algorithm for echo cancellation using signal-value based analysis'20026,219,417'Ring trip detection in a communication system'20016,178,241'Switch hook status determination in a communication system'20016,178,456'Method of communicating between a personal computer and a service provider'20016,144,722'System and method for programmable telephone subscriber line test in ring mode'20006,115,762'PC wireless communications utilizing an embedded antenna comprising a plurality of radiating and receiving elements responsive to steering circuitry to form a direct antenna beam'20006,081,888'Adaptive microprocessor with dynamically reconfigurable microcode responsive to external signals to initiate microcode reloading'20006,058,161'System and method for programmable telephone subscriber line test'20006,014,719'Modulated bus computer system having filters with different frequency coverages for devices on the bus'20005,970,099'Silent polarity reversal in a communication system'19995,926,544'Direct current feed with line status change adaptation in a communication system'19995,878,133'Digital direct current feed control for a communication system'19995,583,934'DC level control for an electronic telephone line card'19965,452,345'Metering signal level control circuit'19955,343,414'Apparatus for adaptively tuning to a received periodic signal'19945,339,251'Apparatus for adaptively tuning to a received periodic signal'1994

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1994–2001Patents assigned to ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (14)· patent assignee history
1994–2017Based in Austin, TX, US· patent location history
2005–2020Patents assigned to SILICON LAB INC (19)· patent assignee history
2005–2017Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2014Patents assigned to ZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC (14)· patent assignee history
2007–2015Patents assigned to ZHOU YAN (20)· patent assignee history
2008–2017Patents assigned to CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC (33)· patent assignee history
2017–2020Based in St. Peters, MO, US· patent location history
2017–2019Based in St. Louis, MO, US· patent location history
2019–2020Based in Spicewood, TX, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC332008–2017
ZHOU YANself202007–2015
SILICON LAB INC192005–2020
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC141994–2001
ZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC142006–2014
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Pleasanton, California, US582005–2017
Austin, Texas, US381994–2017
St. Peters, MO, US42017–2020
St. Louis, MO, US42017–2019
Spicewood, Texas, US32019–2020