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Alpha Hou
Also filed as: HOU ALPHA · HOU ALPHA LAN-CHUNG
18 granted patents·5 pending applications·360 citations·filing 1997–2023
95Inventor score
Files withSYSCAN INC6SYSCAN TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO4SHENZHEN SYSCAN TECHNOLOGY CO2SYSCAN SHENZHEN TECHNOLOGY CO2HOU ALPHA1
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23 records- 0182US6836361B2Method and apparatus to increase visual contrast for video projection screenFiled 2003·Granted Dec 28, 2004·17 cites·9 claims
- 0279US6459506B1Lightweight dual-mode mobile scanner powered from a universal serial bus portSYSCAN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·44 cites·20 claims
- 0377US6704124B2Mobile scannersSYSCAN SHENZHEN TECHNOLOGY CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·17 cites·28 claims
- 0475US6596979B2Method and apparatus for scanning colors using multiple arrays of photodetectorsSYSCAN TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·14 cites·21 claims
- 0573US6587145B1Image sensors generating digital signals from light integration processesSYSCAN TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 1, 2003·47 cites·28 claims
- 0671US6546152B1Method and apparatus for providing images in portable 2-D scannersSYSCAN TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·29 cites·26 claims
- 0771US6054707APortable scanners capable of scanning both opaque and transparent materialsSYSCAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 25, 2000·41 cites·20 claims
- 0870US6249618B1Circuit architecture and method for switching sensor resolutionSYSCAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 19, 2001·38 cites·19 claims
- 0968US6271939B1Transparent and flatbed scannerSYSCAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 7, 2001·33 cites·18 claims
- 1066US6891979B2Pocket scannersSHENZHEN SYSCAN TECHNOLOGY CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·22 cites·18 claims
- 1164US6922284B1Method for automatically controlling the length of projection screen and multi-purpose apparatus thereofFiled 2004·Granted Jul 26, 2005·6 cites·19 claims
- 1260US6104510AHybrid illumination system for accelerating light integration in image sensing systemsSYSCAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·25 cites·13 claims
- 1358US12217564B2Banknote validation device and processing inspection apparatusHOU ALPHA·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1447US6646682B1Linear tri-color image sensorsSYSCAN SHENZHEN TECHNOLOGY CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 11, 2003·13 cites·15 claims
- 1545US6275309B1Lightweight mobile scannersSYSCAN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 14, 2001·10 cites·22 claims
- 1644US2005110746A1Power-saving method for an optical navigation deviceFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1742US2003002091A1Method and apparatus for moving scanning documentsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 1842US2002113194A1Image devices using multiple linear image sensor arraysFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 1941US2002113193A1Motion synchronized two-dimensional linear image sensor arrayFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2038US6603108B2Image sensing modules for portable optical scannersSYSCAN TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·0 cites·4 claims
- 2138US2010284048A1Techniques for obtaining scanning images and scanning device for the sameSHENZHEN SYSCAN TECHNOLOGY CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2232US6031639AApparatus for scanning both opaque transparent originalsMICROTEK ARTIX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 29, 2000·4 cites·9 claims
- 2329USD1101842SBill acceptorSHENZHEN BAILILIN INVEST CONSULTING CO LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·1 claims
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