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Ming Lai
Also filed as: LAI MING · LAI MING C · LAI MING-CHANG
37 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,277 citations·filing 1991–2017
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46 records- 0196US6952435B2Speckle free laser probe beamLAI MING·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 4, 2005·108 cites·18 claims
- 0291US7313155B1High power Q-switched laser for soft tissue ablationMU LIYUE·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 25, 2007·56 cites·19 claims
- 0390US5329398ASingle grating laser pulse stretcher and compressorNOVATEC LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 12, 1994·108 cites·16 claims
- 0484US6859335B1Method of programmed displacement for prolong usage of optical elements under the irradiation of intensive laser beamsFiled 2003·Granted Feb 22, 2005·39 cites·20 claims
- 0584US6407872B1Optical path length scanner using moving prismsZEISS CARL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 18, 2002·31 cites·22 claims
- 0684US6382793B1Method and apparatus for measuring a wavefrontZEISS CARL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 7, 2002·32 cites·16 claims
- 0782US6382795B1Method and apparatus for measuring refractive errors of an eyeZEISS CARL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 7, 2002·145 cites·12 claims
- 0880US7769059B2High power Q-switched laser for soft tissue ablationAPPLIED HARMONICS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·8 cites·16 claims
- 0975US7003005B1Simplified laser oscillator-amplifier systemLAI MING·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·15 cites·20 claims
- 1074US5825562AMethod of continuous motion for prolong usage of optical elements under the irradiation of intensive laser beamsNOVATEC LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 20, 1998·50 cites·14 claims
- 1171US6231566B1Method for scanning a pulsed laser beam for surface ablationKATANA RES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·125 cites·21 claims
- 1269US5359410AComplete diagnostics of ultrashort pulses without nonlinear processUNIV NEW MEXICO·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 25, 1994·33 cites·8 claims
- 1368US8294971B2Apparatus comprising an optical path delay scannerLAI MING·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 23, 2012·4 cites·16 claims
- 1466US7284862B1Ophthalmic adaptive-optics device with a fast eye tracker and a slow deformable mirrorMD LASERS & INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 23, 2007·40 cites·20 claims
- 1565US7862556B2Surgical system that ablates soft tissueAPPLIED HARMONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·8 cites·17 claims
- 1665US6074411AMultiple diode laser apparatus and method for laser acupuncture therapyFiled 1998·Granted Jun 13, 2000·110 cites·13 claims
- 1763US8985768B2Integrated refractorLAI MING·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1863US6886570B2Hybrid dental flosser and toothbrushFiled 2003·Granted May 3, 2005·12 cites·17 claims
- 1963US6179422B1Optical tracking deviceFiled 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·78 cites·20 claims
- 2062US5188980AInert gas purge for the multilayer poly gate etching improvementUNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 23, 1993·33 cites·19 claims
- 2161US8137340B2Apparatus and method for soft tissue ablation employing high power diode-pumped laserLAI MING·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2012·4 cites·20 claims
- 2261US6406146B1Wavefront refractor simultaneously recording two hartmann-shack imagesZEISS CARL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 18, 2002·26 cites·16 claims
- 2359US6604825B2Hybrid tracking systemFiled 2001·Granted Aug 12, 2003·19 cites·15 claims
- 2459US5799025ASelf starting, self mode-locked lasersNOVATIC LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·25 cites·15 claims
- 2557US6757310B2Solid-state laser for customized cornea ablationFiled 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·14 cites·20 claims
- 2657US6367931B2Optical tracking based on a change in optical reflection across a reference mark on an object to be trackedFiled 2000·Granted Apr 9, 2002·11 cites·20 claims
- 2756US6610049B2Customized laser ablation of corneas with solid state lasersKATANA TECHNOLOGIES GMBH·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·16 cites·20 claims
- 2855US5367528AMotion induced elimination of dead band in a short pulse laser gyroHONEYWELL INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 22, 1994·17 cites·16 claims
- 2951US6792027B2Integrated laser oscillator-amplifier systemFiled 2003·Granted Sep 14, 2004·4 cites·16 claims
- 3050US8915594B2Refraction system for facilitating contact lens fittingLAI MING·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3149US2018296957A1Frame-type air purifier with changeable imaging sheetSAUBER TECH LIMITED·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3248US6854847B2Optical tracking device employing scanning beams on symmetric referenceFiled 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·5 cites·19 claims
- 3348US6382794B1Method and apparatus for mapping a corneal contour and thickness profileZEISS CARL INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·57 cites·25 claims
- 3448US2010000721A1Heat-dissipating pipe moduleLAI MING-CHANG·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3547US7407285B2Method and apparatus for obtaining patient-verified prescription of high order aberrationsLAI MING·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 5, 2008·4 cites·15 claims
- 3646US2007264000A1Image Extraction Apparatus and Flash Control Method for SameASIA OPTICAL CO INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3744US5251230AResonant cavity dither with index of refraction modulatorHONEYWELL INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 5, 1993·10 cites·17 claims
- 3844US2004079384A1Combined dental flosser and toothbrushFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3944US2014176904A1Ophthalmic Aberrometer Capable of Subjective RefractionLAI MING·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4044US2008269731A1Method and apparatus applying patient-verified prescription of high order aberrationsSWINGER CASIMIR ANDREW·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4142US2008086118A1Apparatus and method for diode-pumped laser ablation of soft tissueAPPLIED HARMONICS CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4241US2001021845A1Scanning control for a pulsed laser beam in ablationKATANA TECHNOLOGIES GMBH A GER·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4341US2017177175A1System and method for editing and generating multimedia contents according to digital playbooksMING-CHANG LAI·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4439US5191390ASolid state laser gyro with interferometrically substracted noiseHONEYWELL INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·7 cites·24 claims
- 4534US6786899B1Eye tracking employing a retro-reflective diskFiled 1999·Granted Sep 7, 2004·17 cites·21 claims
- 4632US6034805ATwo dimensional scanner for a deep-UV laser beamFiled 1999·Granted Mar 7, 2000·4 cites·5 claims
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