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Yan Zhou
Also filed as: ZHOU YAN · Zhou yan-li
206 granted patents·84 pending applications·2,805 citations·filing 1991–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSILICON LAB INC48CLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC26QUALCOMM INC25HUAWEI TECH CO LTD18ZHOU YAN17
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290 records- 0199US7391520B2Fourier domain optical coherence tomography employing a swept multi-wavelength laser and a multi-channel receiverZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·286 cites·32 claims
- 0298US9455645B1System and method for leakage current suppression in a photovoltaic cascaded multilevel inverterUNIV FLORIDA STATE RES FOUND·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·29 cites·12 claims
- 0398US7218809B2Integrated planar composite coupling structures for bi-directional light beam transformation between a small mode size waveguide and a large mode size waveguideZHOU YAN·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·85 cites·23 claims
- 0498US7126693B2Simple high efficiency optical coherence domain reflectometer designZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·174 cites·69 claims
- 0597US11681162B2Anti-myopia-progression spectacles and associated methodsREOPIA OPTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·10 cites·36 claims
- 0697US11187921B2Anti-myopia-progression spectacles and associated methodsREOPIA OPTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·38 cites·28 claims
- 0797US10921612B2Spectacles and associated methods for presbyopia treatment and myopia progression controlREOPIA OPTICS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·44 cites·20 claims
- 0897US10657591B1Computer-implemented systems and methods for real-time risk-informed return item collection using an automated kioskCOUPANG CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·19 cites·20 claims
- 0997US8356900B2Large diopter range real time sequential wavefront sensorCLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 22, 2013·33 cites·24 claims
- 1097US7815310B2Adaptive sequential wavefront sensor and its applicationsCLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·62 cites·8 claims
- 1196US11438200B2Frequency offset compensation at reflector during frequency compensation intervalSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·5 cites·21 claims
- 1296US10083195B2System and method for composing a multidimensional index key in data blocksFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 25, 2018·35 cites·17 claims
- 1396US8579437B2Adaptive sequential wavefront sensor with programmed controlSU WEI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 12, 2013·26 cites·25 claims
- 1496US7668342B2Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissuesZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·35 cites·55 claims
- 1595US11842482B2Defect detection of a component in an assemblyFUTURE DIAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1695US11538148B2Defect detection of a component in an assemblyFUTURE DIAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 1795US9652871B2Three dimensional localization of a moving target for adaptive radiation therapyIMPAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·21 cites·26 claims
- 1895US7388672B2High efficiency balanced detection interferometerCARL ZIESS MEDITEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 17, 2008·42 cites·28 claims
- 1994US12127144B2Phase measurements for high accuracy distance measurementsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 22, 2024·2 cites·17 claims
- 2094US11900666B2Defect detection and image comparison of components in an assemblyFUTURE DIAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 13, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2194US11551349B2Defect detection and image comparison of components in an assemblyFUTURE DIAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 2294US7433046B2Patterned spinning disk based optical phase shifter for spectral domain optical coherence tomographyCARL ZIESS MEDITEC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·82 cites·41 claims
- 2394US6888989B1Photonic chip mounting in a recess for waveguide alignment and connectionPHOSISTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 3, 2005·75 cites·12 claims
- 2493US9740710B2Systems and methods for segmenting medical images based on anatomical landmark-based featuresIMPAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·16 cites·39 claims
- 2593US8913793B2Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissuesZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 16, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 2693US8208688B2Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissuesEVERETT MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 26, 2012·13 cites·44 claims
- 2793US7684467B2Performing blind scanning in a receiverSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·19 cites·22 claims
- 2892US10510143B1Systems and methods for generating a mask for automated assessment of embryo qualityPROGYNY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 17, 2019·20 cites·9 claims
- 2992US10223419B2System and method for predicate pushdown and partition pruning in a distributed databaseFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 5, 2019·10 cites·20 claims
- 3092US8777413B2Ophthalmic wavefront sensor operating in parallel sampling and lock-in detection modeZHOU YAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 15, 2014·16 cites·41 claims
- 3192US8416991B2Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissuesEVERETT MATTHEW J·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 9, 2013·11 cites·26 claims
- 3292US7554668B2Light source for swept source optical coherence tomography based on cascaded distributed feedback lasers with engineered band gapsZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·24 cites·8 claims
- 3392US7508525B2High efficiency balanced detection interferometerZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 24, 2009·23 cites·28 claims
- 3492US6879757B1Connection between a waveguide array and a fiber arrayPHOSISTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 12, 2005·61 cites·14 claims
- 3591US11611907B2Fast signal identification of Bluetooth, ZigBee and other network protocolsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 21, 2023·2 cites·22 claims
- 3691US11395188B2Fast signal identification of Bluetooth, ZigBee and other network protocolsSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3791US8506083B2Compact wavefront sensor module and its attachment to or integration with an ophthalmic instrumentZHOU YAN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 13, 2013·10 cites·21 claims
- 3891US7643719B1Superlens and a method for making the samePHOSISTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·50 cites·29 claims
- 3991US7426328B2Varying refractive index optical medium using at least two materials with thicknesses less than a wavelengthPHOSISTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 16, 2008·42 cites·33 claims
- 4091US7303339B2Optical beam transformer module for light coupling between a fiber array and a photonic chip and the method of making the samePHOSISTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·55 cites·9 claims
- 4190US11494578B1Systems and methods for automated assessment of embryo quality using image based featuresPROGYNY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 8, 2022·14 cites·16 claims
- 4290US11184272B2ZigBee, thread and BLE signal detection in a WiFi environmentSILICON LAB INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·5 cites·19 claims
- 4390US8100530B2Optimizing vision correction proceduresZHOU YAN·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 24, 2012·56 cites·15 claims
- 4490US8073202B2Method of bioimage data processing for revealing more meaningful anatomic features of diseased tissuesEVERETT MATTHEW J·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·10 cites·34 claims
- 4590US7485892B2Optical broadband emitters and methods of making the sameZEISS CARL MEDITEC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 3, 2009·14 cites·11 claims
- 4689US11836912B2Grading cosmetic appearance of a test object based on multi-region determination of cosmetic defectsFUTURE DIAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 4789US11165422B2Gate driver circuit with reduced power semiconductor conduction lossDELTA ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·3 cites·10 claims
- 4889US9101292B2Apparatus and method for operating a real time large dipoter range sequential wavefront sensorCLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·9 cites·14 claims
- 4989US9041569B2Method and apparatus for calibration of successive approximation register analog-to-digital convertersZHOU YAN·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 5089US8827452B2Optimizing vision correction proceduresCLARITY MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 9, 2014·21 cites·6 claims
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