Li Li
Li Li, Spring, TX US
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20110073376 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING EXPANDABLE MEMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH EARTH-BORING TOOLS - An expandable apparatus for use in a borehole includes a tubular body having at least one opening extending between a longitudinal bore of the tubular body and an outer surface of the tubular body and at least one member positioned within the at least one opening of the tubular body. The member is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. An actuation structure is positioned within the tubular body. The actuation structure is coupled to the at least one member and is configured to move the at least one member from the retracted position to the extended position responsive to a flow rate of drilling fluid passing through the longitudinal bore. | 03-31-2011 |
20120080183 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS, COMPONENTS FOR SUCH APPARATUS, REMOTE STATUS INDICATION DEVICES FOR SUCH APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS - An expandable apparatus may comprise a tubular body, a valve piston and a push sleeve. The tubular body may comprise a fluid passageway extending therethrough, and the valve piston may be disposed within the tubular body, the valve piston configured to move axially downward within the tubular body responsive to a pressure of drilling fluid passing through a drilling fluid flow path and configured to selectively control a flow of fluid into an annular chamber. The push sleeve may be disposed within the tubular body and coupled to at least one expandable feature, the push sleeve configured to move axially responsive to the flow of fluid into the annular chamber extending the at least one expandable feature. Additionally, the expandable apparatus may be configured to generate a signal indicating the extension of the at least one expandable feature. | 04-05-2012 |
20120205157 | TOOLS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN BOREHOLES HAVING EXPANDABLE MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS - Expandable apparatus for use in subterranean boreholes include at least one member configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. Components of the expandable apparatus may include at least one surface for removing debris proximate to the tubular body. Components of the expandable apparatus may be configured to enable the expandable apparatus to increase a diameter of a subterranean borehole by greater than twenty percent. Components of the expandable apparatus may be configured to restrict fluid flow to nozzle assemblies. The expandable apparatus may include a protect sleeve having a push sleeve disposed therein. Methods of operating an expandable apparatus may include removing debris with a surface of the expandable apparatus. Methods of operating an expandable apparatus may also include selectively flowing fluid to nozzle assemblies. | 08-16-2012 |
20140338981 | TOOLS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN BOREHOLES HAVING EXPANDABLE MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS - Expandable apparatus for use in subterranean boreholes include at least one member configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. Components of the expandable apparatus may include at least one surface for removing debris proximate to the tubular body. Components of the expandable apparatus may be configured to enable the expandable apparatus to increase a diameter of a subterranean borehole by greater than twenty percent. Components of the expandable apparatus may be configured to restrict fluid flow to nozzle assemblies. The expandable apparatus may include a protect sleeve having a push sleeve disposed therein. Methods of operating an expandable apparatus may include removing debris with a surface of the expandable apparatus. Methods of operating an expandable apparatus may also include selectively flowing fluid to nozzle assemblies. | 11-20-2014 |
Li Li, Hong Kong HK
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20100010356 | BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH REMOTE DISPLAY - A blood pressure monitor having a wireless transmitter is disclosed. A pressure sensor measures blood pressure data from a target, and the blood pressure data is transmitted to a remote device through the wireless transmitter. In one embodiment, the remote device is a mobile phone or a PDA. An alternate blood pressure monitor having an electronic display unit displaying the instantaneous pressure inside a cuff is also disclosed. In an embodiment, the blood pressure monitor computes the blood pressure value of the target, and the user can choose the measuring mode of the blood pressure monitor. | 01-14-2010 |
20110077728 | ELECTRONIC STIMULATION TEXTILE FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE THERAPY - A textile for providing traditional Chinese medicine therapy to a wearer using electronic stimulation includes at least two conductive paths that are made from conductive textile material, the conductive paths are separated by nonconductive textile material, at least one pair of electrodes attach to the conductive paths corresponding to specific part of body or acupoints according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, and an electronic stimulation signal controller configured to conduct electronic stimulation signals to the electrodes via the conductive paths. | 03-31-2011 |
Li Li, Ottawa CA
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20110068361 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - A light emitting device in the form of a layered structure has a passive bottom multilayer stack including a cathode layer, a cavity layer including a light emitting region, a passive top multilayer stack including a hole transport layer, and a transparent anode layer. The passive bottom and top multilayer stacks are devoid of a light emitting layer. A transparent substrate, through which light is emitted from the device, is located over the top multilayer stack. At least one functional additional layer group in the passive top multilayer stack controls the reflectance of the passive top multilayer stack and phase changes occurring upon reflection from the passive top multilayer stack in the cavity layer. | 03-24-2011 |
Li Li, Beijing CN
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20090143245 | MICROARRAYS FOR GENOTYPING AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides a microarray for detecting a genotype at a polymorphic site in a plurality of nucleic acid samples, comprising a first set of nucleic acid fragments derived from the samples and a second set of nucleic acid fragments derived from a plurality of references immobilized thereon. The invention also provides a microarray comprising a set of nucleic acid fragments immobilized on the surface of the microarray, wherein the nucleic acid fragments are derived from the samples by amplifying a region in the sample containing the polymorphism through asymmetric PCR amplification. Methods of using and making the microarrays are also provided. | 06-04-2009 |
20090156419 | HYBRIDIZATION METHODS USING NATURAL BASE MISMATCHES - The present invention provides an improved nucleic acid hybridization process employing a modified oligonucleotide probe comprising naturally occurring nucleotide bases. At least one nucleotide in the modified oligonucleotide is artificially mismatched relative to the control nucleic acid in addition to any mismatches arising from a variant nucleic acid target containing a sequence variation. The artificial mismatch and the sequence variation positions are separated from one another on the oligonucleotide by six to nine nucleotide positions. | 06-18-2009 |
20100056008 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING BRIGHT DOT OR DARK DOT IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD comprising applying a first detection voltage to a color filter substrate common electrode and forming a first voltage difference between the color filter substrate common electrode and a pixel electrode on an array substrate; collecting a first luminance value of the bright dot or the dark dot after the bright dot or the dark dot is observed; switching the first detection voltage applied to the color filter substrate common electrode to a second detection voltage, and thus forming a second voltage difference between the color filter substrate common electrode and the pixel electrode; collecting a second luminance value of the bright dot or the dark dot; determining the difference between the first luminance value and the second luminance value, so that the bright dot or the dark dot can be determined to result from a liquid crystal cell defect or an array substrate defect. | 03-04-2010 |
20100217916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINES - A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and virtual machine for facilitating the communication between VMs. The method of facilitating the communication between a first VM and a second VM includes: allocating a shared memory segment from within the memory of the physical machine; mapping the requested memory space addresses to the shared memory segments in response to the memory space requests from the VMs; and providing the requested memory space addresses. A method of communication from a first VM to a second VM includes: requesting a memory space in response to a notification that a shared memory segment has been allocated; obtaining the requested memory space address, which has been mapped to the allocated shared memory segment; and accessing communication data in the shared memory segment according to the address. The apparatus and virtual machine executes the steps of the methods. | 08-26-2010 |
20110030047 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING USER INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for protecting user information. The method includes receiving a request for accessing the user information from an application. When the request does not include an authorized token, the user is requested to temporally confirm the request for access. In response to the confirmation, a token is generated and the user on a mobile service platform is associated with the request for access by the token. The application is then allowed to access the user information based on the token associating the user with the request for accessing the user information from the application. | 02-03-2011 |
20110051614 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF IDENTIFYING THE PAYLOAD OF A DATA PACKET IN A TCP STREAM - A method and device of identifying payload of a data packet in a TCP stream. The method includes the steps of: calculating a payload signature according to information in header of the data packet in the TCP stream; comparing the payload signature with a pre-stored file signature; determining the payload of the data packet in the TCP stream as belonging to a file corresponding to the pre-stored file signature, in response to a match between payload signatures of multiple data packets and the pre-stored file signature. The present invention can monitor and identify TCP streams by using a more efficient and lower cost solution. | 03-03-2011 |
20110062822 | TEST SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONTACT FORCE - A test substrate for measuring contact force and a method for measuring contact force are provided in the technology. The substrate may comprises: a base substrate, and a piezoelectric element provided on a surface of the base substrate. One end of the piezoelectric portion is a detecting voltage input terminal and the other end thereof is a detecting voltage output terminal. According to the technology, the substrate and method for measuring contact force can be used to measure the contact force applied to the substrate by the cleaning apparatus or conveying apparatus, and thus the contact force can be properly controlled and the adverse influence on the substrate from the conveying apparatus or cleaning apparatus can be decreased or eliminated. | 03-17-2011 |
20110138270 | System of Enabling Efficient XML Compression with Streaming Support - The present invention provides a method and a device for processing a structured document by steps of obtaining an access mode for a consuming party of the structured document to an element in the structured document, the element comprising tag and content; determining a compression rule based on the access mode, the compression rule specifying at least one element to be compressed and at least one element not to be compressed in the structured document; and replacing the at least one element to be compressed with a compressed element to form a compressed structured document, wherein the tag of the compressed element is a specific compression tag, and the content of the compressed element is a result of compressing the at least one element to be compressed. | 06-09-2011 |
20110191559 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA PROCESSING AND SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing data are disclosed. A method according to one embodiment includes reading a data processing instruction locally called by a virtual work unit; optimizing the read data processing instruction; and performing data processing for the virtual work unit using the optimized data processing instruction. The step of optimizing the read data processing instruction may include one or more of: merging data processing instructions from different virtual work units for same data, and analyzing data processing instructions from different virtual work units to select suitable data processing timing. The data processing method is executed in a virtual environment. | 08-04-2011 |
20110270899 | Efficient Garbage Collection in Virtualization Environment - A method and system for garbage collection in a virtualization environment. The virtualization environment includes a virtual machine hypervisor, at least one guest operating system, and at least one application program that runs on each guest operating system. The application program performs memory management using a garbage collection mechanism. The method includes, in response to an operating environment of the application program initiating garbage collection, the garbage collector requesting the guest operating system to assign a memory space and in response, the guest operating system assigns the memory space to the garbage collector. Then garbage collector marks live objects in an original memory space of the application program, and replicates the marked live objects to the assigned memory space. Finally, the garbage collector releases the original memory space of the application program to the guest operating system. | 11-03-2011 |
20110289330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED CLUSTER SYSTEM - A method for power-efficiency management in a virtualized cluster system is disclosed, wherein the virtualized cluster system comprises a front-end physical host and at least one back-end physical host, and each of the at least one back-end physical host comprises at least one virtual machine and a virtual machine manager for managing the at least one virtual machine. In the method, flow characteristics of the virtualized cluster system are detected at a regular time cycle, then a power-efficiency management policy is generated for each of the at least one back-end physical host based on the detected flow characteristics, and finally the power-efficiency management policies are performed. The method can detect the real-time flow characteristics of the virtualized cluster system and make the power-efficiency management policies thereupon to control the power consumption of the system and perform admission control on the whole flow, thereby realizing optimal power saving while meeting the quality of service requirements, so that a virtualized cluster system with high power-efficiency can be provided. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296132 | GARBAGE COLLECTION IN AN IN-MEMORY REPLICATION SYSTEM - Garbage collection in a first node server of an in-memory replication system includes: in response to a garbage collection trigger in the first node server, determining whether identification information for a data object eligible for garbage collection in the first node server has been received by the first node server from at least a second node server in the in-memory replication system; and if the identification information has been received from at least the second node server, performing garbage collection on the data object with the first node server. | 12-01-2011 |
20120030543 | PROTECTION OF APPLICATION IN MEMORY - A method, a memory controller and a processor architecture for protecting an application in a memory are disclosed. The application is cached as memory lines according to a size of a cache line. For example, the method comprises: in response to a load access request from a processor, reading from the memory a flagged memory line and an ECC checksum corresponding to the memory line, wherein the flagged memory line is obtained by performing a logic operation on a predetermined bit of the memory line and a flag bit for identifying the memory line; performing an ECC check on the flagged memory line by using the ECC checksum to obtain a value of the flag bit of the memory line; restoring the flagged memory line to the memory line according to the value of the flag bit; and determining whether or not to load the memory line according to the value of the flag bit and the type of the load access request from the processor. | 02-02-2012 |
20120084583 | DATA TRANSFORM METHOD AND DATA TRANSFORMER - A data transform method and a data transformer. The method includes: importing a data transform rule; acquiring from the data transform rule a source data definition, a destination data definition and a data transform rule definition; predicting resource energy consumption parameters of a data transform node server according to the source data definition, the destination data definition and the data transform rule definition; and deploying a resource energy consumption optimization policy of the data transform node server according to the predicted resource energy consumption parameters of the data transform node server. | 04-05-2012 |
20120136929 | INTERACTION-BASED UPDATE DELIVERY FOR USER GENERATED CONTENT - An apparatus and method for assisting in delivering update contents in computer networks are provided. The computer networks also comprise at least one peer client, and the assistant apparatus comprises: an evaluating unit configured to evaluate a user's interaction preference according to the user's interaction history; and a prefetching unit configured to evaluate, in response to the received update notification, whether to prefetch the update contents corresponding to the update notification according to the evaluated interaction preference, and, if prefetching, obtain the update contents from at least one peer client. The corresponding method is also provided. With the apparatus and method in this invention, the update contents in computer networks can be delivered between peer clients, not via the server, which reduces the server load without impairing user experience on client side. | 05-31-2012 |
20120190369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF MOVING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method and system for determining the position of a moving wireless communication device, the method comprising: recording moving path of the wireless communication device in cells of a cellular wireless communication network; recording moving path and GPS information of a GPS wireless communication device moving in the cellular wireless communication network in cells of the cellular wireless communication network; determining the GPS wireless communication device whose moving path matches with the moving path of the wireless communication device; and determining the position of the wireless communication device based on the GPS information of the matching GPS wireless communication device. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197990 | PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE MESSAGING - A Pub-Sub messaging method and system is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a plurality of Pub-Sub messages; judging whether the plurality of Pub-Sub messages are similar; aggregating similar Pub-Sub messages to generate an aggregated Pub-Sub message; and transmitting the aggregated Pub-Sub message. Correspondingly, a message de-aggregating method comprises: receiving an aggregated Pub-Sub message, wherein the aggregated Pub-Sub message is generated by aggregating a plurality of similar Pub-Sub messages; de-aggregating the aggregated Pub-Sub message to recover the plurality of Pub-Sub messages; and transmitting the plurality of Pub-Sub messages. | 08-02-2012 |
20120198200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEMORY OVERLOAD CONTROL - A computer-implemented method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture for memory overload management. The method includes: collecting memory application information of at least one node of a computer system that is implementing the method; predicting a memory overload period and an overload memory size of a first node where memory overload will occur based on the memory application information; and scheduling a memory space according to the memory overload period and the overload memory size. | 08-02-2012 |
20120296585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VIRTUAL MACHINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption, and in particular, a method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption in a computer system. The method includes: obtaining system energy consumption of the system hardware resources; obtaining event information of a plurality of functional units into which the system hardware resources are divided, and mapping the event information to the respective virtual machines; and calculating energy consumption of the virtual machines according to a plurality of energy consumption coefficients corresponding to the plurality of functional units and according to the event information mapped to the functional units of the respective virtual machines. | 11-22-2012 |
20120323509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VIRTUAL MACHINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption, and in particular, a method and apparatus for estimating virtual machine energy consumption in a computer system. The method includes: obtaining system energy consumption of the system hardware resources; obtaining event information of a plurality of functional units into which the system hardware resources are divided, and mapping the event information to the respective virtual machines; and calculating energy consumption of the virtual machines according to a plurality of energy consumption coefficients corresponding to the plurality of functional units and according to the event information mapped to the functional units of the respective virtual machines. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEMORY OVERLOAD CONTROL - A computer-implemented method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture for memory overload management. The method includes: collecting memory application information of at least one node of a computer system that is implementing the method; predicting a memory overload period and an overload memory size of a first node where memory overload will occur based on the memory application information; and scheduling a memory space according to the memory overload period and the overload memory size. | 12-20-2012 |
20130084898 | GROUP MESSAGING AT MOBILE TERMINAL IN AUTONOMOUS NETWORK - A proxy apparatus for group messaging at a mobile terminal in the autonomous network includes an acquiring device, configured to acquire a message and the identifiers of multiple mobile terminals to which the message is to be sent; a transmitting device, configured to transmit a message via the autonomous network to one or more mobile terminals in the autonomous network; and a message aggregating device, configured to generate an aggregate message, the aggregate message containing a message and identifiers of multiple mobile terminals to which the message is to be sent, wherein the transmitting device is further configured to send the aggregate message generated by the message aggregating device to a base station of mobile terminals. | 04-04-2013 |
20130084899 | GROUP MESSAGING AT MOBILE TERMINAL IN AUTONOMOUS NETWORK - A method for group messaging at a mobile terminal in autonomous network includes acquiring a message and a list of target identifiers, containing the identifiers of multiple mobile terminals to which the message is to be sent; transmitting the message via the autonomous network to any mobile terminal of the multiple mobile terminals that locates in the autonomous network, and removing the identifier of the mobile terminal from the list of target identifiers to obtain an updated list of target identifiers; generating an aggregate message, wherein the aggregate message contains the message and the identifiers in the updated list; sending the aggregate message to a base station if the length of the aggregate message does not exceed a threshold; dividing the aggregate message into multiple fragment messages and sending the multiple fragment messages to the base station if the length of the aggregate message exceeds the threshold. | 04-04-2013 |
20130185474 | TECHNIQUES USED BY A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN COMMUNICATION WITH AN EXTERNAL MACHINE AND RELATED VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEM - A method used by a virtual machine in communication with an external machine includes providing a single sharing page that is shared between a plurality of virtual machines and a particular virtual machine, wherein the particular virtual machine and the plurality of virtual machines run on a same physical machine; writing into the single sharing page a data packet to be sent by the virtual machine to the external machine; scheduling a page swap between the single sharing page and a blank memory page of the particular virtual machine; and sending, to the external machine, the data packet in the memory page of the particular virtual machine subsequent to the page swap. | 07-18-2013 |
20130209969 | Kit and a Method For Visualizing a Whitening Benefit of a Cosmetic Composition - A kit for visualizing to a consumer a whitening benefit provided by a cosmetic composition is provided. The kit comprises a control sample and a product sample, where each of the sample comprises a set of super absorbent polymer beads. The set of beads in the control sample are simultaneously or sequentially contacted with a control sample solution and a melanin generator, and the set of beads in the product sample are simultaneously or sequentially contacted with a product sample solution and a melanin generator. The control sample solution is free of whitening actives, and the product sample solution comprises one or more whitening actives. A method of visualizing to a consumer a whitening benefit provided by a cosmetic composition is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130262434 | QUERYING SPATIAL EVENTS IN A VEHICLE NETWORK, AND OPTIMIZED QUERIER - A method of querying spatial events in a vehicle network includes receiving, by a processing device, a query condition of a user; in response to reception of the query condition of the user, determining context information of a position where the user locates; and according to the query condition of the user and the context information of the position where the user locates, querying an index table recording correspondence between terminal nodes of roads in a road map and spatial events to obtain spatial events meeting the query condition of the user. | 10-03-2013 |
20130272162 | Virtualized Wireless Communication System and Establishing Method thereof - The present application discloses a virtualized wireless communication network and an establishing method thereof. The virtualized wireless communication network system includes a plurality of virtual nodes, the plurality of virtual nodes being divided into multiple virtual node cliques according to interference relations among the plurality of virtual nodes, wherein, each virtual node represents a wireless communication node; and a plurality of clique communication management modules that are one-to-one associated with the multiple virtual node cliques, wherein, each clique communication management module is configured to manage data exchange between an associated virtual node clique and other virtual node cliques, so as to emulate communication behavior of the wireless communication node. The present invention has many advantages such as high flexibility, good scalability, low cost and the like. Compared with a centralized virtualization solution, this solution can significantly reduce management data overhead and thus enhance the real-time behavior of the whole system. | 10-17-2013 |
20130291118 | PROTECTING PRIVACY DATA IN MAPREDUCE SYSTEM - A method for protecting privacy data in a MapReduce system comprising a private subsystem and a public subsystem includes receiving a MapReduce program to be executed in the MapReduce system, wherein the MapReduce program contains instructions that designate the privacy property of the input and output data of a Map function and the output data of a Reduce function; detecting the privacy property of the input and output data of the Map function and the output data of the Reduce function prior to execution of the MapReduce program; and assigning the data for processing by the private subsystem and the public subsystem based on the detected privacy property, wherein the data of which the privacy property is private are assigned to the private subsystem. | 10-31-2013 |
20130325336 | DETERMINING A PATROL PATH - A method of determining a path comprises obtaining a path in a road net, the road net comprising a plurality of nodes; calculating, with a processing device, an event displacement probability within coverage of the path, wherein the event displacement probability is used to describe a possibility of displacement of an event that could have occurred within the coverage of the path, to outside the coverage of the path to occur; and changing the path based on the event displacement probability. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325338 | DETERMINING A PATROL PATH - A method of determining a path comprises obtaining a path in a road net, the road net comprising a plurality of nodes; calculating, with a processing device, an event displacement probability within coverage of the path, wherein the event displacement probability is used to describe a possibility of displacement of an event that could have occurred within the coverage of the path, to outside the coverage of the path to occur; and changing the path based on the event displacement probability. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332612 | TRANSMISSION OF MAP/REDUCE DATA IN A DATA CENTER - A method for transmission of map/reduce data in a data center having a storage network (SAN), the data center including multiple servers deployed with a job tracker, map task trackers and reduce task trackers, the method comprising: in response to receiving a map task allocated by the job tracker, a map task tracker performing the map task and generating map task outputs; the map task tracker writing the map task outputs to the storage network; and in response to receiving a reduce task allocated by the job tracker, a reduce task tracker reading the map tasks outputs from the storage network. | 12-12-2013 |
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20140025828 | EXTENDING PROCESSING CAPACITY OF SERVER - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for extending processing capacity of a server side. In one embodiment, there is provided a method of extending processing capacity of the server side, comprising: deciding a job to be offloaded from the server side; partitioning the job into one or more tasks; allocating the one or more tasks to one or more clients in response to http requests transmitted from the one or more clients; receiving, from the http requests transmitted from the one or more clients, responses of the one or more clients to the from the server side one or more tasks. | 01-23-2014 |
20140045511 | CONTENT SHARING AMONG MOBILE TERMINALS - A method for realizing content sharing among mobile terminals comprises: receiving an index of access content sent by a requesting mobile terminal; looking up a shareable content index table for the index of the access content; and sending identification information of a mobile terminal having the index of the access content to the requesting mobile terminal if the index of the access content is found, so that the requesting mobile terminal obtains the requested access content from the mobile terminal having the index of the access content via wireless communication. | 02-13-2014 |
20140061471 | AIRFLOW-ORGANIZATION TESTING METHOD FOR A CLEAN ROOM AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME METHOD - The present invention discloses an airflow-organization testing method for a clean room and a system using the same method, which are designed to solve the defects such as poor precision in the existing visual testing method. The airflow-organization testing method for a clean room according to the present invention uses a thermal imaging device to detect a sample gas-flow formed by a sample gas in the clean room, and the sample gas is a kind of gas, such as liquid nitrogen, dry ice or water vapor, with temperature difference from ambient air. The airflow-organization testing system for a clean room according to the present invention comprises a sample gas supplier and a thermal imaging device, wherein the thermal imaging device can continuously detect a spatial position of the sample gas and display it on a display. The airflow-organization testing method for a clean room according to the present invention has more accurate testing results and avoids contamination brought into the clean room; and, the detection devices employ mature technologies as well as high testing precision. The airflow-organization testing system for a clean room according to the present invention uses a sample gas supplier and a temperature detection device, thereby improving detection precision and expanding detection range. | 03-06-2014 |
20140095113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MAINTENANCE SECTIONS OF A RAIL - A method of determining maintenance sections of a rail includes partitioning the rail into a plurality of sections based on railway topographical information and track defect information; identifying, from the plurality of sections, sections whose sectional speed limits are lower than a recommended running speed; and determining, from the identified sections, sections which need maintenance. | 04-03-2014 |
20140120964 | GROUP MESSAGING AT MOBILE TERMINAL IN AUTONOMOUS NETWORK - A method for group messaging at a mobile terminal in autonomous network includes acquiring a message and a list of target identifiers, containing the identifiers of multiple mobile terminals to which the message is to be sent; transmitting the message via the autonomous network to any mobile terminal of the multiple mobile terminals that locates in the autonomous network, and removing the identifier of the mobile terminal from the list of target identifiers to obtain an updated list of target identifiers; generating an aggregate message, wherein the aggregate message contains the message and the identifiers in the updated list; sending the aggregate message to a base station if the length of the aggregate message does not exceed a threshold; dividing the aggregate message into multiple fragment messages and sending the multiple fragment messages to the base station if the length of the aggregate message exceeds the threshold. | 05-01-2014 |
20140215178 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MAPREDUCE ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEM - A method for resource management in MapReduce architecture. The method includes: determining a ratio r of an input data amount of a Map task and an output data amount of the Map task and an average size R of a record in Map output results; determining a memory size Memory_size that can be allocated to the Map task corresponding to a Map slot; according to the determined r, R and Memory_size, determining an input split size appropriate for the Map task; and allocating an input split with the input split size in a MapReduce job to be processed to the Map task occupying the Map slot. An apparatus for same is also provided. | 07-31-2014 |
20140239639 | CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a wind turbine. The method includes: dividing a plurality of wind turbines into at least one group based on a similarity in status information of the plurality of wind turbines; in response to having detected a fault in a first wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines, searching a group to which the first wind turbine belongs for a second wind turbine matching status information of the first wind turbine; and controlling the first wind turbine based on parameters from the second wind turbine. | 08-28-2014 |
20140312181 | SWITCH MONITORING AND RAILWAY LINE MANAGEMENT - A switch monitoring method and a switch monitoring system, a railway line management method and a railway line management system are provided. Electric signal of a switch motor during pulling of the switch can effectively reflect status of the switch, when the switch is in a stable state, electric signal of its motor is very steady during pulling of a switch of the switch; however, when the switch is in an unstable state, there will be different degrees of fluctuation in electric signal of its motor during pulling of the switch. Thus, the invention may be used to identify state of a switch by monitoring electric signal of a switch motor ( | 10-23-2014 |
20140329539 | DETERMINING LOCATION OF MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for determining the location of a mobile device. Specifically, the method comprises: receiving the location message from a neighboring mobile device, the location message comprising the location of the neighboring mobile device at the current time which is obtained by the neighboring mobile device through calculation utilizing signals received from satellites; and estimating the location of the mobile device at the current time based on stored locations of the mobile device at historical time, stored locations of the neighboring mobile device at the historical time, and the received location of the neighboring mobile device at the current time. | 11-06-2014 |
20150015717 | INSIGHT-DRIVEN AUGMENTED AUTO-COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE VIDEO STREAMS FOR CENTRALIZED PROCESSORS - A method of providing video feeds from a plurality of cameras to a plurality of screens including determining a plurality of constraints on a centralized processor processing the video feeds, determining a camera semantic classification for each of the plurality of cameras, determining historical events captured by each of the plurality of cameras, and providing at least one video feed to at least one of the screens according to the plurality of constraints on the centralized processor, the camera semantic classifications and the historical events. | 01-15-2015 |
Li Li, Shanghai CN
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20110193967 | Imaging device, imaging device control method and program - An imaging device that includes a control unit is provided. The control unit switches between a day mode and a night mode. In the day mode, image capture is performed while an infrared cut filter is placed on an optical path, and in the night mode, image capture is performed while the infrared cut filter is removed from the optical path. Immediately after shifting from the day mode to the night mode, in the night mode, as the amount of incident light decreases, the control unit increases an irradiation intensity of an infrared irradiation portion from zero while a gain is maintained at a first gain value. When the amount of the incident light further decreases after the irradiation intensity reaches a maximum, the control portion increases the gain from the first gain value. | 08-11-2011 |
20140181718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING RESOURCE INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for displaying resources. The method includes: presenting a first object set on a display device in a hierarchical manner of an application layer, a virtual layer, and a physical layer; and based on an input for a first object, prominently presenting, on the display device, an object having an association with the first object, where the first object belongs to the first object set. Using the method and the apparatus for displaying resources according to the embodiments of the present invention, when a fault occurs on a cloud computing network, a user can quickly locate a fault source and a related object, thereby improving efficiency of handling a cloud fault for the user. | 06-26-2014 |
Li Li, Sudbury, MA US
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20110033464 | IMMUNOGLOBULIN FUSION PROTEIN FORMULATIONS - The present invention provides compositions of Ig fusion proteins, especially compositions including an Ig fusion protein, a bulking agent, a disaccharide, a surfactant, and a buffer. In one aspect, these compositions are stable under long-term storage or at least one freeze/thaw cycle. The invention also provides methods of preparation of the Ig fusion protein compositions. In one aspect, compositions of the invention are lyophilized. In a further aspect, the compositions are lyophilized by a process that includes an annealing step. | 02-10-2011 |
20120114646 | LYOPHILIZED FORMULATIONS FOR SMALL MODULAR IMMUNOPHARMACEUTICALS - The present invention provides, among other things, stable formulations for small modular immunopharmaceutical (SMIP™) proteins. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a formulation containing a lyophilized mixture of a small modular immunopharmaceutical protein, wherein less than 7% of the lyophilized small modular immunopharmaceutical protein exists in aggregated form. Formulations according to the invention may contain buffering agents, stabilizers, bulking agents, surfactants and/or other excipients. The present invention also provides formulations for lyophilization, reconstitution and methods of use thereof. | 05-10-2012 |
Li Li, Mississauga CA
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20100220884 | MULTIPART COMPARTMENT FOR A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system and/or earpiece assembly is comprising an assembly structure with at least three parts. The parts are removably connectable and at least one of the parts can be arranged in relation to another one in a different orientation. Alternatively or in addition, at least one part is made out of a flexible material. | 09-02-2010 |
20110007919 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTABLE TUBE - An in the ear hearing aid component, acoustically connected to a hearing aid component outside the ear canal, is characterized by adjusting means ( | 01-13-2011 |
Li Li, Shanghai City CN
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20100138397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING E-BOOK - A system for providing at least one electronic book is disclosed. The system can adjust the format of the electronic book in accordance with the specification of the reader and thereby make the electronic book compatible with the reader. Moreover, a method for providing at least one electronic book is also disclosed in specification. | 06-03-2010 |
20110001762 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAYED FRAME, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for adjusting a displayed frame, an electronic device, and a computer readable medium thereof are provided. In the present method, a connection line between both eyes of a user is obtained. Then, a relation between the connection line and a screen of the electronic device is calculated. Finally, a frame currently displayed on the screen is rotated according to the relation, and the rotated frame is displayed on the screen. Thereby, the frame is automatically adjusted to an angle most suitable for the user without any action performed by the user on the electronic device. | 01-06-2011 |
20110161467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING DATA BETWEEN ELECTRONIC BOOK DEVICES - The present invention provides a method and a system for communicating data between E-book devices. The system includes a first E-book device, a second E-book device and a server. The server includes a file receiving module, an identifier analyzing module and a data transmitting module. The method is described as follows. A first file is loaded into a first E-book device, and a first identifier is added into the first file. Then the first file is uploaded to a server. Then a second E-book device for receiving the first file is determined based on the first identifier. And the first file is transmitted from the server to the second E-book device. A second file derived from the first file can also be transmitted to the first E-book device according to the described method. | 06-30-2011 |
Li Li, Kunshan CN
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20090053918 | Electrical card connector having an insulative housing integrally molded with a shell - An electrical card connector ( | 02-26-2009 |
20100317205 | ELECTRONIC CARD WITH PROTECTING MECHANISM FOR PROTECTING CONTACTS THEREOF - An electronic card includes a housing, a plurality of contacts retain on the housing and a slider movably retained on the housing. The housing has a mating surface. The contacts are arranged in two rows along a length direction of the housing. Each contact in a first row has a flat first contact portion exposed to the mating surface. Each contact of a second row has a raised elastic second contact portion behind the first contact portion. The slider can move along the length direction of the housing to drive the second contact portions alternatively hiding below the mating surface or protruding out of the mating surface. | 12-16-2010 |
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Li Li, Singapore SG
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20100285573 | Apparatus for processing a sample in a liquid droplet and method of using the same - The invention provides an apparatus and a method of processing a biological and/or chemical sample in a liquid droplet. The apparatus comprises a processing compartment, which is defined by a reservoir and an immobilisation member. The processing compartment is further adapted to accommodate a medium, which is immiscible with the liquid droplet, and of a lower surface energy than the liquid of the liquid droplet. The reservoir is defined by a circumferential wall and a base. The immobilisation member is arranged within the reservoir and comprises a surface that is patterned in such a way that it comprises at least one predefined immobilisation area. The predefined immobilisation area within the patterned surface is of a higher surface energy than the medium. Furthermore the at least one predefined area is of a higher surface energy than the remaining surface and of a sufficient width in the plane of the surface to allow, in said hydrophobic medium, the immobilisation of the liquid droplet on the hydrophilic area via hydrophilic-hydrophilic or hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions. The remaining surface is of at most about the same surface energy as the medium. In the method of the invention the medium is disposed into the apparatus, such that the predefined immobilisation area is entirely covered by the medium. The liquid droplet is disposed onto the predefined immobilisation area, whereby the liquid droplet is immobilised thereon via hydrophilic-hydrophilic or hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions. A process is performed on the biological and/or chemical sample in said liquid droplet. | 11-11-2010 |
20120035063 | Use of Chemically Patterned Substrate for Liquid Handling, Chemical and Biological Reactions - Methods and devices for adding liquids to and washing a microfluidic element array are disclosed. The method and devices feature a microfluidic plate holder with a sloped wall for improved draining of liquid, a machine readable/writable identifier, plate leveling systems, liquid filling systems, a hydrophilic-liquid coating, and an automated washing station. | 02-09-2012 |
20130123139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE REACTIONS IN SMALL VOLUMES - In some embodiments, the invention relates to a removable grid insertable into an apparatus comprising a plate comprising a number of elements having a first surface energy arranged in an array with an overlay having a second surface energy and a wall circumferential to the plate, said grid comprising dividers enclosing a number of through-holes, said through-holes spaced in the grid to allow alignment of the through- holes of the grid over the elements in the plate when said grid is inserted into the apparatus, wherein said dividers of the grid inserted into the apparatus form sides of wells bottomed by the plate and at least one element on said plate. In other embodiments, the invention also relates to an apparatus comprising: a plate comprising a number of elements, said elements each having an identical diameter and having a first surface energy, said elements arranged in an array in an overlay having a second surface energy, and a wall circumferential to the plate, wherein said overlay is a height over the elements of between about | 05-16-2013 |
20140234873 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SAMPLE IN A LIQUID DROPLET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A device for processing a sample in a liquid droplet containing a hydrophilic liquid is described. The device includes: a circumferential wall and a base including an immobilisation member. The circumferential wall and the base define a reservoir adapted to accommodate a hydrophobic medium immiscible with the liquid droplet. The medium is of a lower surface energy than a liquid of the liquid droplet. The immobilisation member includes a surface with a plurality of hydrophilic immobilisation areas and a hydrophobic area. The plurality of hydrophilic immobilisation areas is: (a) of a higher surface energy than the medium, (b) of a higher surface energy than the hydrophobic area, and (c) of a sufficient surface energy and a sufficient width to allow, in the medium, immobilisation of liquid droplets on the hydrophilic immobilisation areas via interfacial interactions. Methods of using and rinsing the device are also described. | 08-21-2014 |
20140338702 | USE OF CHEMICALLY PATTERNED SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID HANDLING, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL REACTIONS - A device for washing an array plate having an array of liquid droplets adhered thereto is described. The array of liquid droplets is covered with a hydrophobic medium immiscible with the array of liquid droplets. The device includes a mechanism for draining the hydrophobic medium from the array plate; a mechanism for providing an aqueous wash liquid over the array plate; a mechanism for shaking the array plate in a presence of the aqueous wash liquid; and a mechanism for removing the aqueous wash liquid from the array plate. A method for washing an array plate is also described. | 11-20-2014 |
Li Li, Centennial, CO US
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20100168210 | T-Cell Cytokine-Inducing Surface Molecules and Methods of Use - The invention provides cytokine modulators and methods for using the same to modulate cytokine production in monocyte lineage-derived cells. In particular, cytokine modulators of the invention selectively bind to a T-cell cytokine-inducing surface molecule (TCISM)-ligand of T lymphocytes or the corresponding TCISM-receptor of monocyte lineage-derived cells, thereby modulating cytokine production in monocyte lineage-derived cells. | 07-01-2010 |
20100278829 | DUAL INHIBITION OF IMMUNOPHILIN/CYCLOPHILIN FAMILY MEMBERS AND EMMPRIN IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY MEMBERS - The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for modulating an adaptive immune response without significantly affecting an innate immunity response in a subject by modulating a combination of an Immunophilin/Cyclophilin Family Member and an EMMPRIN Immunoglobulin Receptor Superfamily Member. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for treating a variety of clinical conditions by modulating an Immunophilin/Cyclophilin Family Member and an EMMPRIN Immunoglobulin Receptor Superfamily Member. | 11-04-2010 |
Li Li, Exton, PA US
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20100260675 | Oxytocin Receptor Antagonists and Their Use for the Treatment of Pulmonary Related Diseases - Methods of treating disorders related to Oxytocin Receptor activity utilize OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR antagonists, such as antibodies, including specified portions or variants, polypeptides, polynucleotides, small molecule drugs, siRNA, shRNA, and DNAzymes. Disorders related to Oxytocin Receptor activity include inflammatory disorders, such as pulmonary disorders, for example, asthma, emphysema, and COPD. | 10-14-2010 |
Li Li, Wuhan CN
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20090245153 | MULTIUSER SECTOR MICRO DIVERSITY SYSTEM - Embodiments of methods and apparatus for a multiuser sector micro diversity system are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100246538 | ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY REUSE METHOD OF RADIO RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ALLOCATION - A method for managing and allocating radio resources (RRMA method) of multiple radio resource types to subscriber stations is disclosed. The RRMA method includes bandwidth partitioning, into parts comprising “slots” with a given reuse pattern, a selection rule, to select a “cell, reuse pattern” pair serving each user, and an allocation rule, for distributing to each user an appropriate number of bandwidth slots from the selected “cell, reuse pattern” pair. After an adaptation period, the method reaches a desired fairness, while simultaneously reaching a maximal mean throughput, possible under this fairness. For big networks, the method provides basically decentralized radio resource management. The RRMA method is useful to cellular networks having a single set of orthogonal sub-channels (frequency/time slots) being reused by all network cells, such as time division multiple access (TDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), or OFDMA/TDMA cellular systems. Particularly, the method is applicable in fractional frequency reuse cellular networks. | 09-30-2010 |
20140223592 | PIG MYOSTATIN GENE LOCUS AND USES THEREOF - A pig myostatin gene locus and uses thereof are provided. Also provided includes an expression cassette comprising a promoter, a foreign gene and a following terminator; the promoter is a DNA molecule as set forth in any of 1)-4): 1) nucleotides at positions 2642-3778 starting from the 5′ end of SEQ ID NO. 1 in the sequence listing; 2) nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1 in the sequence listing; 3) a DNA molecule, hybridizing and having the same function with the DNA sequence as defined in 1) or 2) under stringent condition. Experiments show that the pig myostatin gene locus provides a valuable gene source for gene targeting, as well as introducing and expressing a foreign gene at this site. | 08-07-2014 |
Li Li, Petaluma, CA US
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20090118598 | MEDICAL SENSOR AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - A sensor may be adapted to provide output to indicate when the sensor experiences abnormal forces or pressure. The forces may be outside forces, or the forces may be generated by patient motion. A sensor system as provided may also be adapted to correct for such forces when calculating measurements related to a physiological characteristic. | 05-07-2009 |
20100217104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTROL OF PATIENT MONITOR - Embodiments of the present invention relate to monitoring systems. One embodiment includes a monitoring system comprising a monitor configured to receive input relating to patient physiological parameters and to store historical data related to the parameters. Further, the system comprises a screen configured to display the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters, and a display control feature configured to automatically find and display an event in the historical data on the screen when the display control feature is activated. | 08-26-2010 |
20100234696 | System And Method For Removing Artifacts From Waveforms - A technique is provided for processing a physiological signal to compensate for artifacts. The technique includes identifying artifacts within the physiological signal. The technique also includes performing one or more multi-resolution decompositions, such as wavelet transformations, on the physiological signal and compensating for the identified artifacts in some or all of the respective decomposition components. The modified decomposition components may be reconstructed to generate an artifact-compensated signal which may be provided to a monitor or other device which is otherwise not configured to compensate for signal artifacts. | 09-16-2010 |
Li Li, San Jose, CA US
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20100181832 | POWER CONVERTERS HAVING VARIED SWITCHING FREQUENCIES - Systems and techniques for performing power conversion operations in a portable device are used to convert an input voltage to a voltage at an output. The conversion operations use a two-stage conversion to convert the input voltage to a first voltage and to convert the first voltage to a second voltage. A switching frequency is altered with changes in the input voltage. The switching frequency is selected based on the input voltage level and/or to maintain a substantially consistent ripple at the output, which can correspond to the first voltage and/or the second voltage. | 07-22-2010 |
20100207649 | IN SITU AND REAL TIME MONITORING OF INTERCONNECT RELIABILITY USING A PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE - In one embodiment, the reliability of the L2 power and/or ground sub-arrays of contacts of a functional integrated circuit device is verified by applying a reference voltage to a selected contact in sub-array and sequentially measuring the voltage at other contacts in the sub-array. If the voltage levels are greater than a threshold voltage level then the functional integrated circuit device is verified as being reliable. | 08-19-2010 |
20130020870 | Power Converters Having Varied Switching Frequencies - Systems and techniques for performing power conversion operations in a portable device are used to convert an input voltage to a voltage at an output. The conversion operations use a two-stage conversion to convert the input voltage to a first voltage and to convert the first voltage to a second voltage. A switching frequency is altered with changes in the input voltage. The switching frequency is selected based on the input voltage level and/or to maintain a substantially consistent ripple at the output, which can correspond to the first voltage and/or the second voltage. | 01-24-2013 |
Li Li, Hong Kong CN
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20090221403 | Apparatus and Method for Counting Exercise Repetitions - An apparatus and method for counting exercise repetitions are provided for accurate counting exercise repetition even when an exerciser attaches the apparatus in different places and along different orientations of his or her body. The apparatus and method utilizing acceleration data along at least three axes and determines a valid step if at least one of the acceleration profiles falls within at least one of said thresholds. Moreover, a method of identifying an optimal axis for exercise repetition measurement is disclosed by comparing the acceleration profiles of previous steps with amplitude, cycle and rhythm thresholds. | 09-03-2009 |
20100194572 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND REMINDER SYSTEM - A blood pressure measurement and reminder system comprising a blood pressure measuring unit, a reminder unit, and an input unit is disclosed. The system is configured to transmit reminder signal(s) noticeable to its users for alerting them to take blood pressure measurement within a pre-determined measurement time schedule, and send confirmation signal(s) to the reminder unit to switch off the reminder state once the user has successfully taken a blood pressure measurement. | 08-05-2010 |
Li Li, Boise, ID US
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20100035404 | Methods of Forming Trench Isolation and Methods of Forming Arrays of FLASH Memory Cells - This invention includes methods of forming trench isolation. In one implementation, isolation trenches are provided within a semiconductor substrate. A liquid is deposited and solidified within the isolation trenches to form a solidified dielectric within the isolation trenches. The dielectric comprises carbon and silicon, and can be considered as having an elevationally outer portion and an elevationally inner portion within the isolation trenches. At least one of carbon removal from and/or oxidation of the outer portion of the solidified dielectric occurs. After such, the dielectric outer portion is etched selective to and effective to expose the dielectric inner portion. After the etching, dielectric material is deposited over the dielectric inner portion to within the isolation trenches. | 02-11-2010 |
20100190351 | METHODS FOR REMOVING DIELECTRIC MATERIALS - A method for removing a plurality of dielectric films from a supporting substrate by providing a substrate with a dielectric layer overlying another dielectric layer, contacting the substrate at a first temperature with an acid solution exhibiting a positive etch selectivity at the first temperature, and then contacting the substrate at a second temperature with an acid solution exhibiting a positive etch selectivity at the second temperature. The dielectric layers exhibit different etch rates when etched at the first and second temperatures. The first and second acid solutions may contain phosphoric acid. The first dielectric layer may be silicon nitride and the second dielectric layer may be silicon oxide. Under these conditions, the first temperature may be about 175° C. and the second temperature may be about 155° C. | 07-29-2010 |
20120282781 | METHODS FOR REMOVING DIELECTRIC MATERIALS - A method for removing a plurality of dielectric materials from a supporting substrate by providing a substrate with a plurality of materials, contacting the substrate at a first temperature with a solution to more quickly remove a first dielectric material than a second dielectric materials at the first temperature, and then contacting the substrate at a second temperature with a solution to more quickly remove the second dielectric material than the first dielectric material at the second temperature. Thus, the dielectric materials exhibit different etch rates when etched at the first and second temperatures. The solutions to which the first and second dielectric materials are exposed may contain phosphoric acid. The first dielectric material may be silicon nitride and the second dielectric material may be silicon oxide. Under these conditions, the first temperature may be about 175° C., and the second temperature may be about 155° C. | 11-08-2012 |
20130012007 | METHODS OF IMPLANTING DOPANT IONS - Methods of implanting dopant ions in a substrate include depositing a sacrificial material on a substrate. Dopant ions are implanted into the substrate while sputtering the sacrificial material, without substantially sputtering the substrate. Substantially no sacrificial material remains on the substrate after the implanting of the dopant ions. Some methods include forming a sacrificial material over a substrate, and implanting dopant ions into the substrate while removing substantially all the sacrificial material from the substrate. Substantially no sputtering of the substrate occurs during the implanting of the dopant ions. Methods of doping a substrate include implanting dopant ions into a substrate having a sacrificial material thereon, and sputtering the sacrificial material while implanting the dopant ions without substantially sputtering the substrate. Substantially no sacrificial material remains on the substrate after implanting the dopant ions. | 01-10-2013 |
20130309855 | METHODS FOR REOXIDIZING AN OXIDE AND FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - Oxidation methods and resulting structures including providing an oxide layer on a substrate and then reoxidizing the oxide layer by vertical ion bombardment of the oxide layer in an atmosphere containing at least one oxidant. The oxide layer may be provided over diffusion regions, such as source and drain regions, in a substrate. The oxide layer may overlie the substrate and is proximate a gate structure on the substrate. The at least one oxidant may be oxygen, water, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide, or a mixture thereof. These oxidation methods provide a low-temperature oxidation process, less oxidation of the sidewalls of conductive layers in the gate structure, and less current leakage to the substrate from the gate structure. | 11-21-2013 |
Li Li, Linyi CN
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20100139348 | CONTROLLED-RELEASE FERTILIZER COATED WITH A WAX LAYER AND A POLYMER LAYER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A controlled-release fertilizer having a fertilizer core and a coating applied thereon, the coating comprising a wax film layer and a polymer film layer. A method of preparation of the controlled-release fertilizer. | 06-10-2010 |
Li Li, Richmond Heights, MO US
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20100079768 | OPTICAL COHERENCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A system, method, and device for imaging a sample. In embodiments, a light from a low-coherence source or a wavelength-swept source is used to illuminate the sample. Pathlength-resolved intensity profiles of the light reemitted from the sample are recorded and measurements are taken. A reconstruction algorithm is used to invert the pathlength-resolved measurements to form an image. | 04-01-2010 |
Li Li, Suzhou CN
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20100039681 | SHEET-FED SCANNING DEVICE WITH CLEANING MECHANISM - A sheet-fed scanning device with cleaning mechanism is provided. The sheet-fed scanning device includes a housing, a scanning module for scanning a fed-in document, and a cleaning curtain whose one end is fixed on the sheet-fed scanning device. The cleaning curtain is disposed in a sheet-fed direction at the front end of the scanning module, and the edge of the other end of the cleaning curtain is elastically in contact with the fed-in document for cleaning a to-be-scanned surface of the fed-in document. The invention is simple in structure and effective in cleaning the fed-in document. The cleaning mechanism does not cost much, but avoids the scanning quality being affected due to the large friction of the cleaning element. The cleaning mechanism ensures long-term cleanness of the to-be-scanned surface of the fed-in document as well as the cleanness of the glass window of the scanning module and the scanning quality. | 02-18-2010 |
Li Li, Tianjin CN
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20100034803 | ACTIVATING AGENT OF STEM CELLS AND/OR PROGENITOR CELLS - The present invention provides an activating agent of stem cells and/or progenitor cells comprising a thrombin-like enzyme which can be used in regenerative medicine, and particularly in regenerative medicine utilizing self-regeneration, acting promptly and moderately depending on the state of advancement and the degree of injured organs and/or tissues to which regenerative medicine is applied, with few or no side effects. The present invention also provides a method for activating stem cells and/or progenitor cells in an animal comprising the step of administering to the animal an effective amount of a thrombin-like enzyme and use of the thrombin-like enzyme for activating stem cells and/or progenitor cells. | 02-11-2010 |
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Li Li, Meridian, ID US
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20080203542 | ION-ASSISTED OXIDATION METHODS AND THE RESULTING STRUCTURES - Oxidation methods and resulting structures including providing an oxide layer on a substrate and then re-oxidizing the oxide layer by vertical ion bombardment of the oxide layer in an atmosphere containing at least one oxidant. The oxide layer may be provided over diffusion regions, such as source and drain regions, in a substrate. The oxide layer may overlie the substrate and is proximate a gate structure on the substrate. The at least one oxidant may be oxygen, water, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide, or a mixture thereof. These oxidation methods provide a low-temperature oxidation process, less oxidation of the sidewalls of conductive layers in the gate structure, and less current leakage to the substrate from the gate structure. | 08-28-2008 |
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20090081877 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STRIATIONS AND CD LOSS IN CONTACT OXIDE ETCH - A method for controlling striations and CD loss in a plasma etching method is disclosed. During the etching process, the substrate of semiconductor material to be etched is exposed first to plasma under a low power strike and subsequently to a conventional high power strike. CD loss has been found to be reduced by about 400 Angstroms and striations formed in the contact holes are reduced. | 03-26-2009 |
20090104767 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING RESIDUE-FREE CONTACT OPENINGS - A two-step via cleaning process that removes metal polymer and oxide polymer residues from a via with substantially no damage to the via or underlying structures on a semiconductor substrate. The via is formed through a dielectric layer and a barrier layer that are disposed over a metal-containing trace disposed on a semiconductor substrate. The sidewalls of the via may be coated with a residue layer including a distinct oxide polymer component and a distinct metal polymer component. The two-step cleaning process comprises subjecting the residue layer to a nitric acid dip that removes the metal polymer component to expose the oxide polymer component. The oxide polymer component is then subjected to a phosphoric acid dip that removes the oxide polymer component. The oxide polymer and metal polymer residues may also be removed during the fabrication of the via by removing them directly after their respective formations. | 04-23-2009 |
20090269569 | Low Temperature Process for Polysilazane Oxidation/Densification - Semiconductor devices, structures and systems that utilize a polysilazane-based silicon oxide layer or fill, and methods of making the oxide layer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polysilazane solution is deposited on a substrate and processed with ozone in a wet oxidation at low temperature to chemically modify the polysilazane material to a silicon oxide layer. | 10-29-2009 |
20100022096 | MATERIAL REMOVAL METHODS EMPLOYING SOLUTIONS WITH REVERSIBLE ETCH SELECTIVITIES - A method for removing (e.g., etching) different dielectric materials from a semiconductor substrate includes exposing the semiconductor substrate to a solution at temperatures below and at or above a set threshold. Below the threshold temperature, the solution removes one dielectric material (e.g., silicon nitride) faster than it removes another, different dielectric material (e.g., silicon oxide). At or above the threshold temperature, the selectivity of the solution is reversed. | 01-28-2010 |
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Li Li, Kowloon HK
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20100004720 | Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy - The present invention relates to a smart textile capable of providing acupuncture therapy to the wearer through strategically positioned electrodes throughout the textile, connected via silver coated fabric. Through the instant invention, heat therapy can be applied to specific points on the body, while being safe due to the absence of wires. | 01-07-2010 |
Li Li, Nanjing CN
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20090326030 | Use of Levo-Ornidazole in the Preparation of Anti-Anaerobic Bacteria Infection Drugs - The use of levo-ornidazole in the preparation of medicine for preventing and treating the anti-anaerobic bacteria infection is provided. It is demonstrated that levo-ornidazole exhibits lower toxicity and less central inhibition effects than dextro-ornidazole or racemic ornidazole. L-ornidazole possesses pharmacokinetics characteristics, which are superior to that of the racemic ornidazole, and anti-anaerobic activities which are slightly better than or substantially the same as that of the racemic ornidazole. Also, this invention particularly relates to a preparation process, which comprises formulating L-ornidazole as anti-anaerobic infection pharmaceutical preparations, which are suitable for clinical uses. | 12-31-2009 |
20120017447 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL FOR PRUNING AND CUTTING VEGETATION AND A METHOD FOR REPLACING BLADES THEREOF - A hand-held power tool for pruning and cutting vegetation and a method for replacing blades thereof. The hand-held power tool has a main body and a work head detachably mounted on the main body. The main body has a housing, a motor placed in the housing, and a first gear transmissively connected with the motor. The work head has a blade assembly and a second gear. The second gear engages with the first gear and is provided with a eccentric member connected with the blade assembly. By arranging one portion of the transmission mechanism on the work head, especially the second gear used for providing the eccentrically rotary output on the work head, the transmission mechanism is directly connected with the blade assembly. When the work head needs to be mounted on the main body, it only needs the second gear to be placed on the mandrel arranged on the main body where it will engage with the first gear. This avoids the need to align and mate the eccentric member arranged on the second gear with the upper and lower blades one by one thereby providing an assembly process that is simple and time-saving while providing a connection that is reliable. | 01-26-2012 |
20140010585 | ELECTRICAL TOOL WITH BATTERY PACK EJECTION ASSIST MECHANISM - The present invention provides an electrical tool with batter pack ejection assist mechanism. The electrical tool includes a housing receiving a motor and a transmission mechanism, a tool accessory driven by the motor for the operation, a battery pack slidably mounted to the housing for providing power and a locking mechanism for locking the battery pack after being mounted. The electrical tool further includes an ejecting assembly for assisting in the ejection of the battery pack when the locking mechanism unlocks the battery pack, the ejecting assembly includes a contacting member for contacting and ejecting the battery pack and a driving member for driving the contacting member for ejecting the battery pack. The contacting member is movably connected to the housing, and the driving member is arranged in the housing and contacts the contacting member. | 01-09-2014 |
Li Li, Issaquah, WA US
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20080262909 | INTELLIGENT INFORMATION DISPLAY - Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for intelligent information display are described. In embodiments, a display environment is monitored for one or more audience data and, upon receiving the one or more audience data, display information is processed in accordance with the one or more audience data and the processed display information is presented. In various embodiments, the audience data includes user gestures that indicate a communication with the intelligent information display, such as gestures indicating a mouse motion or a mouse click. In various other embodiments, the audience data includes demographic indicia such as the typical gender and/or typical age of an audience in a display environment. | 10-23-2008 |
20080282290 | Interactive Viewer for Advertisements - A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for displaying an interactive viewer associated with an advertisement within a user interface. In one aspect, the system includes an advertisement manager for providing advertisements in response to request from clients. The system further includes a rendering component for determining if an advertisement has an associated interactive viewer, determining features associated with the advertisement, and displaying the interactive viewer including the determined features. Additionally, the system includes an event tracking module for monitoring a user's interaction with the interactive viewer, and reporting feedback regarding the interaction to the advertisement manager. | 11-13-2008 |
20090123090 | Matching Advertisements to Visual Media Objects - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for matching a visual media object to an advertisement are provided. Embodiments of the present invention include receiving un-categorized visual media objects, automatically categorizing received visual media objects into subject-matter categories using image recognition technology, and retrieving advertisements assigned to the same subject-matter category for presentation in association therewith. | 05-14-2009 |
20090271254 | ADVERTISEMENTS DRIVEN BY USER - Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for distributing advertising content with improved accessibility for users and with a reduced-cost architecture for the web site provider. An advertising service directory (ASD) intercepts advertising requests containing registered words and phrases so that their location can be determined in a data structure. Through user profile, web site preference or additional information in the reference data structure, the delivery format of the content can also be detected. The request is then forwarded to the provider, removing the need for the first web site provider to actually serve the advertising content. Users can use a phrase or format in order to “push” for advertising content. Thus, brand names and products can be accessible without the need to bid for ad placement. The effectiveness of advertising across many platforms can be increased by offering users an easier-to-remember retrieval method. | 10-29-2009 |
20090327073 | INTELLIGENT ADVERTISING DISPLAY - Computer-readable media, systems, and methods for intelligent advertisement display are provided. The intelligent advertisement display comprises a photography device configured to capture one or more images of one or more persons, and electronic display configured to display information to one or more users, a content module configured to store advertising data received from one or more advertisers, one or more location directories and one or more images of one or more persons taken by the photography device. The intelligent advertisement display further comprises a directory module configured to access and display the one or more location directories, receive user inputs and display advertising data from content module associated with the one or more user inputs. A photography module is configured to receive the one or more and associate the photographs with one or more advertisements from the content module. | 12-31-2009 |
20120078715 | ADVERTISING SERVICE BASED ON CONTENT AND USER LOG MINING - A system and method are disclosed for providing documents related to a search request. The search request may include a search query of one or more keywords, or the search request may be a demographic search query including one or more demographic attributes. An index containing data crawled from publisher's websites, demographic information of registered users, along with the search history of the registered users can be created. Once a search request is received, the search request can be compared to the information stored in the index, and one or more documents related to the request can be provided. | 03-29-2012 |
Li Li, Downingtown, PA US
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20090142317 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE USING EX VIVO EXPANDED CD4+CD25+ REGULATORY T CELLS - Disclosed in this specification is a process for producing ex vivo expanded CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. The process includes the steps of extracting a sample that includes peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a human donor. The extracted cells include a certain number of cells which are CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. The relative population of the CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells is enhanced such that the Treg cells constitute the majority of the cells in the sample. Thereafter, the population of the enriched Treg cells, that may include third-party derived Treg cells, is expanded to produce a clinically meaningful population of cells for use in the treatment of GVHD. | 06-04-2009 |
20090142318 | METHOD TO EXPAND nTREG CELLS USING p70 S6 KINASE ANTAGONIST - Disclosed in this specification is a method to promote the growth of CD4+CD25Foxp3+ nTreg cells in a culture while treating the culture with a p70 S6 kinase inhibitor. The resulting cells are useful in the treatment of immune-related diseases. | 06-04-2009 |
20090142319 | METHOD TO EXPAND nTREG CELLS USING PI-3K ANTAGONIST - Disclosed in this specification is a method to promote the growth of CD4+CD25Foxp3+ nTreg cells in a culture while treating with a PI-3K antagonist. The resulting cells are useful in the treatment of immune-related diseases. | 06-04-2009 |
20090142320 | METHOD TO MINIMIZE IL-17 PRODUCTION DURING nTREG CELL EXPANSION - Disclosed in this specification is a method to promote the growth of CD4+CD25Foxp3+ nTreg cells in a culture while minimizing the production of IL-17. The resulting cells are useful in the treatment of immune-related diseases. | 06-04-2009 |
20090297502 | CCR2 ANTAGONISTS FOR CHRONIC ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION REJECTION - Anti-chemokine monoclonal antibody therapy is provided for the prevention, control or reversal of chronic rejection mediated vascular remodeling, including, e.g., but not limited to MCP-1/CCR2 antagonist antibody therapy for the modulation of cardiovascular pathologies associated with cardiac graft rejection including intimal thickening, arteritis, fibrosis, and necrosis. | 12-03-2009 |
Li Li, Shenzhen City CN
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20090221188 | CONNECTOR AND PORT THEREOF - A connector includes a plug and a port. The port defines a notch and a groove in an inner surface of the port. The groove extends in the inner surface along a circumferential direction. The notch extends from an opening in the port and communicates with the groove. The plug forms a protrusion in an outer surface of the plug. The protrusion is capable of sliding along the notch and in the groove, and rotating along the groove in the circumferential direction to be received in the groove. A related port of the connector is also provided. | 09-03-2009 |
20090237577 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE THEREOF - An exemplary input device includes a key. The key includes a first conductive film, a second conductive film, a light source, a photoelectric transformer, and a liquid crystal layer. The second conductive film is configured for cooperating with the first conductive film to generate a first electric field having a first predetermined intensity when the key is pressed. The light source is configured for emitting light. The photoelectric transformer is configured for generating a first electric signal when receiving the light from the light source. The liquid crystal layer is configured for transmitting the light to the photoelectric transformer under influence of the first electric field. A related electronic device is also provided. | 09-24-2009 |
20140108118 | METHOD, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING A COMMODITY - According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for releasing a commodity is provided comprising: receiving commodity information from a client by a server; querying in a database, by the server, commodity order information corresponding to the commodity within a predetermined time period; obtaining, by the server, an average price for the commodity based on the commodity order information; and sending the average price and/or a price cut extent to the client by the server. | 04-17-2014 |
20140267120 | TOUCH CONTROL TERMINAL AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNLOCKING TOUCH CONTROL - For unlocking touch control of a touch control terminal, it is detected if any unlock object is selected, then the selected unlock object is tracked to see if the selected unlock object has slid to any of a plurality of unlocking positions outside the corresponding locking zone. If positive, the touch control for a function corresponding to the selected unlock object is unlocked. | 09-18-2014 |
Li Li, Austin, TX US
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20080222149 | Collation Regression Testing - A method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for collation regression testing. Collation elements are extracted from a locale seed file into an element list. A sorted list is generated from the element list both in a released product and an updated product that is being validated. A comparison is performed of the two lists to produce test results indicating a passing or failing of the collation produced by the updated product as compared to the released product. | 09-11-2008 |
20090103809 | INPUT METHOD TRANSFORM - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for transforming character data input between a first writing system and a second writing system. The computer implemented method comprises receiving character data input of a first writing system and ensuring the character data input contains normalized characters. A predefined transform is selected based on the character data input of the first writing system and output to a second writing system to transform the normalized characters of the first writing system to character data output of the second writing system, and providing the character data output to a display process. | 04-23-2009 |
Li Li, Shenzhen CN
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20080284779 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING 3-D AVATAR AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method of displaying a 3-D avatar provided includes acquiring a 3-D avatar configuration file for a current user; acquiring at least one 3-D item suite indicated by the 3-D avatar configuration file; displaying the at least one 3-D item suite according to the 3-D avatar configuration file. An instant messaging client, a server and a system of displaying a 3-D avatar are also provided. With the above technical solutions, a 3-D avatar is displayed in an IM client, with which a user can exhibit different personal images by freely choosing different 3-D item suite. | 11-20-2008 |
20110230749 | CONDUCTIVE SILICONE MATERIAL FOR HUMAN SKIN ELECTRODE - A conductive silicone material for human skin electrode is disclosed. In one embodiment, the conductive silicone material comprises a mixture of silicone and carbon powder such that the mixture has a resistivity of 0.08 to 0.12 Ω·m and a Shore A hardness of 50 to 60. In an exemplary embodiment, the mixture comprises 60 to 80 weight percent silicone and 20 to 40 weight percent carbon powder. A sensor for detecting human biological signal using a conductive silicone electrode is also disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
20120213346 | METHOD, SERVER AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR PLAYING MULTIMEDIA RING TONE DURING CALL - A method and apparatus for playing a multimedia ring tone during a call, where the method includes: receiving an on-hook message from a called terminal; sending a message to a calling terminal and the called terminal to update a session; and instructing a Multimedia Resource Function (MRF) to execute mixing processing to continuously play a multimedia ring tone during the call. Accordingly, a problem in the prior art that a multimedia ring tone cannot be continuously played for a user during a call is solved. | 08-23-2012 |
20130034222 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMIZED RING BACK TONE SERVICE AND CUSTOMIZED RING TONE SERVICE - A method, device and system for implementing a customized ring back tone service and a customized ring tone service are disclosed. The method includes: a second server receives a first early media response returned by a terminal comprising a first media negotiation result which is obtained by the terminal performing media negotiation with a first server according to a first early media request; the second server generates a second early media request according to the received first early media response comprising a second attribute identification for identifying the second early media request, and sends the first early media response and the second early media request; the first server completes the media negotiation with the calling terminal according to the first early media response and a called terminal completes the media negotiation with the second server according to the second early media request. | 02-07-2013 |
20130128781 | Method and Device for Implementing Synchronization Between Different Systems - The present invention provides a method and a device for implementing synchronization between different systems. The method includes setting a starting time of an LTE TDD frame, where the starting time set for the LTE TDD frame is later than a starting time set for a WiMAX frame. The LTE TDD frame is transmitted after the starting time of the LTE TDD frame arrives. The WiMAX frame adopts a subframe ratio structure of 29:18, the LTE TDD frame adopts a subframe ratio structure of subframe configuration 1, and an UpPTS time slot and a last uplink symbol of a last uplink subframe which are in the LTE TDD frame are in a status of being knocked off. | 05-23-2013 |
20130268787 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING CPU POWER CONSERVATION - A method and apparatus are disclosed for conserving CPU power. The method includes: obtaining CPU occupation rates of all threads triggering frequency adjustment in each domain and domains those threads belong to; in a domain a thread triggering frequency adjustment belongs to, calculating a target CPU frequency to be adjusted to according to the CPU occupation rate of the thread triggering frequency adjustment; calculating a timer parameter according to the target CPU frequency and setting a CPU frequency value for the thread triggering frequency adjustment. CPU frequency values of threads in each domain are synchronized according to the CPU occupation rate of each thread trigging frequency adjustment in this disclosure, so as to synchronize the CPU frequency values in a multi-core system to conserve CPU power. | 10-10-2013 |
20140187254 | Method and Base Station for Selecting Working Remote Radio Unit for User Equipment - The present invention provides a method for selecting a working remote radio unit for a user equipment. By comparing isolation of a current working RRU set of a user equipment with a preset isolation threshold, resource utilization and signal interference can be effectively balanced and a working remote radio unit of the user equipment can be accurately determined. | 07-03-2014 |
20140266997 | Driving Circuit of Backlight Module, Method for Driving Backlight Module, and LCD Apparatus Incorporated With Such Backlight Module - The present invention provides a driving circuit of backlight module, comprising: a constant-voltage IC, equipped with a voltage feedback pin leg, for outputting constant voltage, wherein the voltage feedback pin leg connects to a negative electrode of an LED string; and a detecting resistor having one end connected to the negative electrode of the LED string, and the other end is grounded. The driving circuit of backlight module, the method for driving backlight module, and the LCD apparatus incorporated with such backlight module provided by the present invention use a various and low-costed constant-voltage IC. Changing the connection of its voltage feedback pin leg, so the constant-voltage IC can output the constant voltage and keep the current flowing through the LED string constantly, and thereby the constant-current driving is realized. Under the premise that the functions remain uncompromised, the complexity and the cost of the backlight driver circuit are reduced. In light of this, the voltage feedback pin leg could output the constant voltage by setting the comparator within the constant-voltage IC, so the voltage of its noninverting input end is identical to the voltage of its inverting input end, wherein the noninverting input end connects to the constant-voltage source. As a result, the configuration of the circuit is relatively simple, and easy to implement. | 09-18-2014 |
Li Li, Kirkland, WA US
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20080276173 | Iteratively Locating A Position Corresponding To A Desired Seek Time - Techniques enable locating a position within a file that corresponds to a desired seek time without having access to an index specifying the desired seek time's position. An iterative process may be used to estimate the position that corresponds to the desired seek time. The process may iterate through multiple estimations until a difference between a time corresponding to an estimated position and the desired seek time is within an acceptable amount or until the process reaches an iteration threshold. The file may then be played beginning at or near the desired seek time. The techniques may therefore allow a user to seek within a file while the user progressively downloads or streams the file. | 11-06-2008 |
20110225186 | ITERATIVELY LOCATING A POSITION CORRESPONDING TO A DESIRED SEEK TIME - Techniques enable locating a position within a file that corresponds to a desired seek time without having access to an index specifying the desired seek time's position. An iterative process may be used to estimate the position that corresponds to the desired seek time. The process may iterate through multiple estimations until a difference between a time corresponding to an estimated position and the desired seek time is within an acceptable amount or until the process reaches an iteration threshold. The file may then be played beginning at or near the desired seek time. The techniques may therefore allow a user to seek within a file while the user progressively downloads or streams the file. | 09-15-2011 |
Li Li, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20080246126 | STACKED AND SHIELDED DIE PACKAGES WITH INTERCONNECTS - According to an example embodiment, a stacked die package | 10-09-2008 |
20110250721 | STACKED AND SHIELDED PACKAGES WITH INTERCONNECTS - Embodiments include methods for forming a stacked die package with a first die, first active circuitry on an upper surface of the first die, and a first conductive pattern on the first active circuitry. The stacked die package further includes a second die stacked over the first die, where the first die is wider than the second die in a cross-section of the stacked die package, and second active circuitry is present on an upper surface of the second die. The stacked die package further includes a mold compound disposed on the first die, where the mold compound encapsulates the second die. Electrical connections are formed from the top surface of the mold compound to the first conductive pattern and the second active circuitry, and a conductive pattern on the top surface of the mold compound provides a continuous electrical connection between upper ends of the electrical connections. | 10-13-2011 |
20140001582 | FILM-ASSIST MOLDED GEL-FILL CAVITY PACKAGE WITH OVERFLOW RESERVOIR | 01-02-2014 |
Li Li, Bridgewater, NJ US
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20080208972 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STATEFUL WEB SERVICES ENABLEMENT - A web services enablement system includes a computer adapted to send and receive information to and from a first service, to send and receive information to and from a second service, which may not be a web service, to manage a connection with a third, stateful, service and to send and receive information via the stateful service based on information received from the first service or the second service. Also a method of enabling two-way web services and stateful transactions that includes steps of providing an architecture of base services and meta-services, defining a first base service comprising a core component and an extension component, combining the first base service and a meta-service to create a first usable service, managing a relationship between the first usable service and a second service through dependency or binding or utility, and performing a stateful transaction using the first usable service. | 08-28-2008 |
20110302316 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND USING SESSIONS AS RESTful WEB SERVICES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing and using sessions as RESTful web services. A session is exposed as a resource having an associated Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), and the session is composed with other services. For example, a client sends an HTTP POST request to a web server to create a session, an HTTP GET request to retrieve a representation of the session, an HTTP PUT request to update the representation of the session, and an HTTP DELETE request to delete the session so that resources within the session are reclaimed. Since the sessions are resources, the resources can be shared among clients, and the web servers knows the client states while still being stateless, making them robust and scalable. Composing web services with the common RESTful session service reduces complexity and enhances interoperability. | 12-08-2011 |
20110302499 | Generation of Macros - A method and apparatus that learns and generates procedures for machine-to-machine interactions by monitoring user browser interactions with the server. Based on an action by a user of the web browser, a communication is sent from the web browser to the server, which is recorded by a macro recorder. The communication is in a first format such as HTML, which contains human-readable API documentation for a user's interactions with the server. The web browser receives a response to the communication which contains a response in the first format and a response in a second format. The second format is parsed to produce a normalized representation. The normalized representation describes the machine-readable API and the service invocation flow that can be interpreted by a particular programming language to generate service macros to invoke the services programmatically from a remote client to a server that supports the same services for machine-to-machine interaction. | 12-08-2011 |
20120079066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE BI-DIRECTIONAL EVENT SUBSCRIPTIONS - System and method to create a bi-directional event subscription. The method includes responding to a request by providing a URI of the subscription factory of the first topic; receiving a request to create a bidirectional subscription; creating a first subscription resource to represent an outbound event flow from a first topic to a second topic; sending a discovery request to a remote host for a URI of a subscription factory of the second topic; receiving the URI of the subscription factory of the second topic; requesting creation of a second subscription resource, to represent an outbound event flow from the second topic to the first topic; receiving from the remote host a URI of the second subscription resource; entangling the first subscription resource with the second subscription to form the bi-directional event subscription; and providing to the web browser a URI of the first subscription. | 03-29-2012 |
20120254102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CALCULATE TIME WEIGHT IN RDF GRAPHS - Method to calculate time weight in an RDF graph, including: providing one or more triples of the RDF graph to an inference engine module, the one or more triples comprising a time information; providing a reference time to the inference engine; calculating an elapsed time from the reference time to the time value; and inversely weighting the time information by the elapsed time to provide a calculated time weight. Another embodiment may provide a method to update a time weight of a relation when an RDF graph has been added to or deleted from the relation. Another embodiment may provide a method to update a time weight of a relation represented by an RDF graph, when a new reference timestamp is provided. Another embodiment may provide a system to calculate time weight in an RDF graph. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TRANSPORT HTPP OVER XMPP - Method to transport HTPP over XMPP, including: forming a first two-level URI template to identify web resources accessible by use of HTTP in an XMPP network, wherein a first level is XMPP-formatted and a second level is HTTP-formatted; binding HTTP to XMPP | 10-04-2012 |
20120254407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MONITOR AND TRANSFER HYPERLINK PRESENCE - Method to monitor and transfer hyperlink presence information, including: transmitting a hyperlink presence monitor request to a web server; receiving an hyperlink presence information; and rendering a hyperlink based upon the hyperlink presence information. Optionally, the hyperlink presence information is represented as one of: attributes of a hyperlink element; HTML5 microdata; RDFa data; and XHTML message data. Optionally, the hyperlink presence information includes: a last-update information to indicate when the hyperlink presence was last updated; a last-status information to indicate a latest hyperlink presence status; a monitor information to indicate a URI that points to a resource to monitor for hyperlink presence; a status-list information to indicate a list of hyperlink presence status values; and a target information to indicate the hyperlink to be monitored. | 10-04-2012 |
20130085993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO JOIN AND CUT TWO-WAY REST OVERLAY TREES FOR DISTRIBUTED KNOWLEDGE BASES - System and method of event-driven synchronization of a database distributed among servers connected in a tree topology, including: transmitting, from a root server, a composition request to a first level of child servers of the root server; recursively transmitting, from each child server of a first level, a composition request to child servers at a second level, wherein the second level is lower than the first level; recursively transmitting, from each child server of the second level, a notification message to child servers at the first level, wherein the notification message comprises an identification of database fragments accessible to the child server; transmitting, from child servers at the first level, respective notification messages to the root server, wherein the root server synchronizes an availability of database fragments from the respective notification messages transmitted to the root server. Subtrees may be cut from or joined to the tree topology. | 04-04-2013 |
20130198298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SYNCHRONIZE VIDEO PLAYBACK ON MOBILE DEVICES - System and method to synchronize video playback on mobile devices, the method including: receiving, from a first mobile device, a message directed to a second mobile device, the message including an instruction to display a video on the second mobile device; an indication of the time at which the first mobile device sent the message; and a video position of the first mobile device when the message was sent; calculating a delay between the first mobile device and the second mobile device; estimating a video seek time for the second mobile device to seek a video position on the second mobile device; seeking a video position p | 08-01-2013 |
20140112192 | System and Apparatus of a Software-Service-Defined-Network (SSDN) - A network apparatus for coupling control plane controllers and data plane switches in a global software service defined network (SSDN), wherein the global SSDN comprises a plurality of local SSDNs, comprising a network software service layer (NSSL) service bus comprising a processor, wherein the NSSL service bus is coupled to a plurality of network controllers and to a plurality of network switches, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to coordinate the actions of the plurality of network controllers, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to expose the plurality of controllers as services addressable by service names, wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to extend a local SSDN into a global SSDN network; and wherein the NSSL service bus is configured to provide the network controllers with global network information, such that the network controllers provide end-to-end service routing in the global SSDN network. | 04-24-2014 |
20140201820 | Adapting Federated Web Identity Protocols - A method of performing a Real-Time Communication in Web-browsers (RTCWEB) identity authentication based on an authentication of a non-RTCWEB compliant Identity Provider (IdP) server comprising receiving, by an RTCWEB IdP client, an RTCWEB identity authentication request from a user agent, creating a session resource with a Relying Party (RP) client, wherein the RP client guards the session resource, instructing the user agent to authenticate with the RP client by employing a non-RTCWEB identity protocol to access the session resource, receiving authentication results from the non-RTCWEB compliant IdP server via the RP client, and sending an RTCWEB authentication to the user agent via the session resource. | 07-17-2014 |
20140215083 | Mechanism to Dereference Layered URI in Web Browsers Using JavaScript - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to compose a plurality of protocol stacks, and dereference a layered URI using at least one of the plurality of protocol stacks. Also, a computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the following receive a layered URI, and call a URI dereference extension, wherein the dereference extension is configured to construct a protocol stack, wherein the protocol stack comprises a first connector, a second connector, and a binder, and wherein the first and second connectors are selected from a plurality of connectors based on the URI. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223453 | Mechanism to Initiate Calls Between Browsers Without Predefined Call Signaling Protocol - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive an instruction to place a call to a remote user, load a communications application, wherein the communications application comprises an isolated security context, request a list of one or more supported communications protocols from a server, receive the list of one or more supported communications protocols from the server, select a protocol from the list of one or more supported communications protocols, load the selected communications protocol in the isolated security context, and initiate the call through the communications application with the remote server using the selected communications protocol. | 08-07-2014 |
20140258822 | Mechanisms to Compose, Execute, Save, and Retrieve Hyperlink Pipelines in Web Browsers - A method for composing and executing a plurality of hyperlink pipelines within a web browser, wherein the method comprises moving a first source hyperlink that corresponds to a first resource to a destination hyperlink that corresponds to a second resource, merging the first source hyperlink with the destination hyperlink to create a first hyperlink pipeline, moving a second source hyperlink that corresponds to a third resource to the first hyperlink pipeline, merging the second source hyperlink with the first hyperlink pipeline to create a second hyperlink pipeline, and executing the second hyperlink pipeline such that the second resource is invoked before the first resource and the third resource, and the first resource is invoked before the third resource. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282881 | Mechanism and Protocol to Authorize Bilateral Sessions Between Websites Based on Open Authorization - An apparatus for authorizing a bilateral session between two websites, comprising a processor configured to grant authorization for a first website to access a first resource located on a second website, grant authorization for the second website to access a second resource located on the first website, and establish the bilateral session between the first website and the second website when authorization is granted for the first website to access the first resource and authorization is granted for the second website to access the second resource, wherein the bilateral session supports the transfer of the first resource to the first website and the transfer of the second resource to the second website. | 09-18-2014 |
20150046544 | Mirror Presence Between Websites - A mirror presence system comprising a mirror site configured to couple to a visitor site via a communication network, establish a mirror presence relationship between the mirror site and the visitor site, perform a mirror presence at the mirror site by mirroring a direct presence of the user at the visitor site to a mirror presence of a user at the mirror site according to the established mirror presence relationship when the user is connect to the visitor site through a user device, wherein the direct presence of the user at the visitor site occurs when the user connects to the visitor site directly, and provide a caller accessing the mirror site through a calling site with an online presence state of the user at the mirror site according to the mirror presence even though the user is not directly connected to the mirror site. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058469 | Monitoring NAT Behaviors Through URI Dereferences in Web Browsers - A method comprising dereferencing, in a web browser, a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) comprising a web resource and a reflex tag, creating a request message comprising a request for the web resource and a reflex request corresponding to the reflex tag, wherein the reflex request is a request for address and port information from a web server comprising the web resource, encapsulating the request message in a transport message comprising an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a port of the web browser, transmitting the transport message to the web server, receiving a response message from the web server, wherein the response message comprises a second IP address and a second port number of the browser as seen by the web server, and determining a characteristic of at least one Network Address Translation (NAT) device coupled between the web browser and the web server based on the second IP address and second port number. | 02-26-2015 |
20150074256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION OF REST API BASED ON REST CHART - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for determining whether representational state transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs) are compatible. A method is performed by a processing system that includes a processor. The method comprises obtaining a first REST Chart describing a first version of a REST API and obtaining a second REST Chart describing a second version of a REST API. The method comprises determining whether the first version and the second version are compatible using the first REST Chart and the second REST Chart by determining whether a compatible path exists between the first REST Chart and the second REST Chart. | 03-12-2015 |
20150087588 | COMBINATION OF SOMATOSTATIN-ANALOGS WITH 11BETA-HYDROXYLASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) a somatostatin analogue and (b) a 11beta-hydroxylase inhibitor; each in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof; the use of such a combination for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases associated with increased stress hormone levels; a commercial package or product comprising such a combination; and to a method of treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially a human. | 03-26-2015 |
Li Li, Plano, TX US
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20110109374 | DYING GASP CHARGE CONTROLLER - In many applications, “dying gasp” periods following power down are used. Conventional circuits supply energy for the “dying gasp” periods generally by use of large external capacitors that are bulky and expensive. Here, a dying gasp charge controller is employed that allows for the use of smaller capacitors at higher voltages, which maintains or exceeds the energy storage capacities of conventional circuits. | 05-12-2011 |
20120026762 | Pre-Bias Control for Switched Mode Power Supplies - An embodiment of the invention provides a method of reducing a drop in voltage on a pre-biased output of a DC-DC step-down switching converter. A high side switch is activated to conduct a first current to the pre-biased output. After the high side switch is activated, a low side switch is activated to draw a second current from the pre-biased output such that the magnitude of the first current is greater than the magnitude of the second current for at least a portion of a time period T | 02-02-2012 |
Li Li, Oakland, CA US
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20110124772 | ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS AND THEIR USES - Polymers with non-leaching antimicrobial activity and their use as surface coatings or bulk resins for medical devices. The antimicrobial polymers are prepared with antimicrobial moieties covalently bonded to a polymer chain end or to a polymer backbone at a side chain end. The antimicrobial moiety-containing endgroups include surface active (or surface assembling) moieties which promote enrichment of antimicrobial endgroups at the polymer surface and thus formation of an antimicrobially active surface. Polymers with built-in antimicrobial endgroups can be used as bulk resins, as antimicrobial additives, or as infection preventative coatings in the manufacture of medical devices (e.g., catheters, vascular access devices, peripheral lines, IV sites, drains, gastric feeding and tubes, and other implantable devices). Such materials can also be used as antimicrobial and antifouling coatings on structures in contact with microorganism in environments that require control of biofilm formation, such as marine products. | 05-26-2011 |
Li Li, Somerville, MA US
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20110141729 | Retrofit-Style Lamp and Fixture, Each Including a One-Dimensional Linear Batwing Lens - A retrofit-style lamp is disclosed. The retrofit-style lamp includes a plurality of light sources, and a one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The one-dimensional linear batwing lens beam shapes light emitted by at least two light sources of the plurality of light sources. The retrofit-style lamp also includes a housing including the plurality of light sources, and attached to the one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The combination of housing and lens is then itself fitted with endcaps, including electrical connectors, for placement within a fixture, such as within an existing conventional fluorescent tube fixture located within a storage structure, for example a refrigeration case. Alternatively, the plurality of light sources, the one-dimensional linear batwing lens, and the housing may be formed, along with a power supply, as a standalone retrofit fixture for use in enclosed storage structures, such as refrigeration cases, where the retrofit fixture replaces a conventional fluorescent fixture. | 06-16-2011 |
20130163245 | RETROFIT-STYLE LAMP AND FIXTURE, EACH INCLUDING A ONE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR BATWING LENS - A retrofit-style lamp is disclosed. The retrofit-style lamp includes a plurality of light sources, and a one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The one-dimensional linear batwing lens beam shapes light emitted by at least two light sources of the plurality of light sources. The retrofit-style lamp also includes a housing including the plurality of light sources, and attached to the one-dimensional linear batwing lens. The combination of housing and lens is then itself fitted with endcaps, including electrical connectors, for placement within a fixture, such as within an existing conventional fluorescent tube fixture located within a storage structure, for example a refrigeration case. Alternatively, the plurality of light sources, the one-dimensional linear batwing lens, and the housing may be formed, along with a power supply, as a standalone retrofit fixture for use in enclosed storage structures, such as refrigeration cases, where the retrofit fixture replaces a conventional fluorescent fixture. | 06-27-2013 |
Li Li, Fremont, CA US
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20110201519 | Methods and Compositions for Determining a Graft Tolerant Phenotype in a Subject - Methods are provided for determining whether a subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. In practicing the subject methods, the expression of at least 5 genes in a sample from the subject, e.g., a blood sample, is assayed to obtain a gene expression result for the at least 5 genes. The obtained gene expression result for the at least 5 genes is then employed to determine whether the subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. Also provided are compositions, systems and kits that find use in practicing the subject methods. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including the determination of an immunosuppressive therapy regimen. | 08-18-2011 |
20120329668 | Biomarkers for Determining an Allograft Tolerant Phenotype - Methods are provided for determining whether a subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. In practicing the subject methods, the expression level of one or more gene in a sample from the subject, e.g., a blood sample, is assayed to obtain a gene expression result, where the gene expression result includes a result for a biomarker of graft tolerance. The obtained gene expression result is then employed to determine whether the subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. Also provided are compositions, systems and kits that find use in practicing the subject methods. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including the determination of an immunosuppressive therapy regimen. | 12-27-2012 |
20130143755 | Protein and Gene Biomarkers for Rejection of Organ Transplants - Aspects of the present invention include methods for determining a transplant category of a subject having a transplant. Common mechanisms of rejection injury are uncovered across different tissue transplants, and provide a means to understand rational drug design. Various sources of tissues are examined form the patient for understanding AR mechanism (graft biopsy), as well as monitoring by minimal invasive means (blood) or non-invasive means (urine for the kidney allograft). For biomarker discovery different categories of markers are examined such as genes, proteins, peptides and antibodies. These biomarkers can help determine the subject's transplant category (e.g., acute allograft rejection (AR), stable allograft (STA), BK viremia, BK nephritis, drug toxicity or chronic allograft injury (CAI), and the like). Also provided are compositions, systems, kits and computer program products that find use in practicing the subject methods. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications. | 06-06-2013 |
20140329708 | Methods and Compositions for Determining a Graft Tolerant Phenotype in a Subject - Methods are provided for determining whether a subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. In practicing the subject methods, the expression of at least 5 genes in a sample from the subject, e.g., a blood sample, is assayed to obtain a gene expression result for the at least 5 genes. The obtained gene expression result for the at least 5 genes is then employed to determine whether the subject has a graft tolerant phenotype. Also provided are compositions, systems and kits that find use in practicing the subject methods. The methods and compositions find use in a variety of applications, including the determination of an immunosuppressive therapy regimen. | 11-06-2014 |
20150028455 | METHOD FOR VARIED TOPOGRAPHIC MEMS CAP PROCESS - A device includes sidewalls formed in a wafer surface, where the sidewalls descend to a recessed surface. The recessed surface generally promotes resist coverage on the wafer surface, including corners (e.g., junctions between the wafer surface and various surface topographies, such as cavities, the recessed surface, and so forth) on the wafer. In one or more implementations, a wet etching procedure is used to form the sidewalls and recessed surface. A resist material (e.g., a photoresist material) is deposited onto the wafer surface, where the photoresist fully covers one or more of the top corners of the wafer surface. In one or more implementations, the recessed surface is positioned adjacent a trench formed in the wafer to promote resist coverage on the top surface of the wafer. | 01-29-2015 |
Li Li, Heilongjiang CN
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20110209866 | CORRUGATED SETTLING CUP AND A MULTI-CUP UNIFORM FLUX GAS ANCHOR - The present invention discloses a corrugated settling cup and a multi-cup uniform flux gas anchor, which belong to oilfield gas-liquid separation devices. The external profile of the cup body of the corrugated settling cup rises in a corrugated shape along an axial direction of the corrugated settling cup, which facilitates rapid aggregation and rise of gas. The multi-cup uniform flux gas anchor is comprised of a plurality of the corrugated settling cups, and further includes a central pipe, a plurality of settling cup protectors and a well-flushing valve, wherein the plurality of settling cup protectors are slipped onto the central pipe in clearance fit and the plurality of the corrugated settling cups are slipped onto the central pipe in clearance fit between every two settling cup protectors, a plurality of liquid inlet holes are located evenly on the central pipe at a position close to an inner bottom of each corrugated settling cup, and a lower portion of the central pipe is connected to the well-flushing valve. With the plurality of the corrugated settling cups, the gas anchor divides a gas-liquid mixture into a number of portions, and the external profile rising in a corrugated shape allows the separated gas to rapidly aggregate and rise up, thereby achieving the object of performing effective gas-liquid separation, increasing pump efficiency and oil production, saving energy and reducing consumption. | 09-01-2011 |
Li Li, Peachtree City, GA US
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20110260624 | Lighting System Having Photocontrol and Fault Monitoring Capabilities - A photocontroller operates one or more lamps, such as a GU24 compact fluorescent lamp, based on ambient light to provide dusk-to-dawn operation. The photocontroller includes a photosensor for detecting the level of ambient light. The photosensor provides a signal to a photocontrol circuit that controls a switching device to selectively provide power to the lamp based on the level of ambient light detected by the photosensor. A fault detection circuit monitors the level of ambient light and the status of the lamp to determine whether the photocontroller is operating properly. The fault detection circuit determines the status of the lamp based on current flow to the lamp as determined by a current sensor. In addition, the photocontroller can include a processor for performing certain photocontrol and fault monitoring functions. | 10-27-2011 |
20120153833 | Controlling Current Flowing Through LEDs in a LED Lighting Fixture - An alternating current (“AC”)-powered light emitting diode (“LED”) driver is described herein for driving one or more arrays of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver includes a first transistor that includes a collector-emitter path connected in series with at least one LED of an array of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver also includes a second transistor configured to selectively activate the first transistor based on a level of current through the array of series-connected LEDs. The array of series-connected LEDs has a turn-on voltage. | 06-21-2012 |
20140241735 | Visible Light Communication with Increased Signal-to-Noise Ratio - A method of increasing modulation of a visible light signal. The method can include receiving a signal that corresponds to the visible light signal, where the visible light signal has a magnitude. The method can also include adjusting, by a controller and based on the signal, a dimmer level of a dimmer by an amount, where the amount is proportional to the magnitude of the visible light signal, and where the dimmer level adjusts an output of a driver circuit. The visible light signal and the output of the driver circuit can be combined into a power signal and sent to one or more light sources. The one or more light sources can use the power signal to generate a light output that includes a visible light communication signal that is received by a receiver. | 08-28-2014 |
20150035442 | Controlling Current Flowing Through LEDs in a LED Light Fixture - An alternating current (“AC”)-powered light emitting diode (“LED”) driver is described herein for driving one or more arrays of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver includes a first transistor that includes a collector-emitter path connected in series with at least one LED of an array of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver also includes a second transistor configured to selectively activate the first transistor based on a level of current through the array of series-connected LEDs. The array of series-connected LEDs has a turn-on voltage. | 02-05-2015 |
20150069923 | Lighting Color Control - A lighting device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit a light. The lighting device further includes a color controller configured to repeatedly assert and deactivate a control signal to control whether one or more LEDs of the plurality of LEDs are turned on or turned off. The color controller asserts the control signal for a first time period and deactivates the control signal for a second time period, where a color of the light emitted by the plurality of LEDs depends on the first time period and the second time period. The color controller changes the color of the light emitted by the plurality of LEDs by changing one or both of the first time period and the second time period. | 03-12-2015 |
Li Li, Sammamish, WA US
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20110274650 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Described herein are immunosuppressive molecules including immunosuppressive variants of IL-2, and use of such molecules to treat inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. | 11-10-2011 |
20130195795 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Described herein are immunosuppressive molecules including immunosuppressive variants of IL-2, and use of such molecules to treat inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. | 08-01-2013 |
20140286898 | INTERLEUKIN-2 MUTEINS FOR THE EXPANSION OF T-REGULATORY CELLS - Provided herein are IL-2 muteins and IL-2 mutein Fc-fusion molecules that preferentially expand and activate T regulatory cells and are amenable to large scale production. Also provided herein are variant human IgG1 Fc molecules lacking or with highly reduced effector function and high stability despite lacking glycosylation at N297. Also, provided herein are linker peptides that are glycosylated when expressed in mammalian cells. | 09-25-2014 |
20140343252 | INTERLEUKIN-2 MUTEINS FOR THE EXPANSION OF T-REGULATORY CELLS - Provided herein are IL-2 muteins and IL-2 mutein Fc-fusion molecules that preferentially expand and activate T regulatory cells and are amenable to large scale production. Also provided herein are variant human IgG1 Fc molecules lacking or with highly reduced effector function and high stability despite lacking glycosylation at N297. Also, provided herein are linker peptides that are glycosylated when expressed in mammalian cells. | 11-20-2014 |
Li Li, Lyngby DK
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20110305993 | HYDROPHILIC NANOPOROUS MATERIALS - The present application discloses a method for preparing and rendering hydrophilic a nanoporous material of a polymer matrix which has a porosity of 0.1-90% (v/v), such that the ratio between the fmal water absorption (% (w/w)) and the porosity (% (v/v)) is at least 0.05, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a precursor material comprising at least one polymeric component and having a first phase and a second phase; (b) removal of at least a part of the first phase of the precursor material prepared in step (a) so as to leave behind a nanoporous material of the polymer matrix; (c) irradiating at least a part of said nanoporous material with light of a wave length of in the range of 250-400 nm (or 200-700 nm) in the presence of oxygen and/or ozone. Corresponding hydrophilic nanoporous materials are also disclosed. | 12-15-2011 |
Li Li, Quincy, MA US
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20120022338 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR ANALYZING INFORMATION REGARDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND FUNCTIONS - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, apparatus and method can be provided for determining information regarding a tissue or an object at or within the tissue. For example, with at least one first arrangement which is situated inside a particular organ of the body, it is possible to generate at least one electromagnetic radiation in the tissue, wherein the tissue is different from and outside of the particular organ. The particular signals that are responsive to the at least one electromagnetic radiation can be detected (e.g., possibly with at least one second arrangement), at least one characteristic of the tissue and/or information regarding the object at or in the tissue can be determined (e.g., with the second arrangement(s)). Alternatively or in addition, the tissue can be different from and outside of the particular organ, and the first arrangement(s) can be situated inside a particular organ of the body. To that end, the can include (i) the heart, (ii) major vessels attached to the heart, (iii) coronary artery, and/or (iv) blood therein. | 01-26-2012 |
Li Li, Cupertino, CA US
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20120108207 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION COMPONENTS OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus enabling programming of electronic identification information of a wireless apparatus. In one embodiment, a previously purchased or deployed wireless apparatus is activated by a cellular network. The wireless apparatus connects to the cellular network using an access module to download operating system components and/or access control client components. The described methods and apparatus enable updates, additions and replacement of various components including Electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) data, OS components. One exemplary implementation of the invention utilizes a trusted key exchange between the device and the cellular network to maintain security. | 05-03-2012 |
20130205390 | NETWORK ASSISTED FRAUD DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for detecting fraudulent device operation. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a device is issued a user access control client that is uniquely associated with a shared secret that is securely stored within the network and the access control client. Subsequent efforts to activate or deactivate the access control client require verification of the shared secret. Each change in state includes a change to the shared secret. Consequently, requests for a change to state which do not have the proper shared secret will be disregarded, and/or flagged as fraudulent. | 08-08-2013 |
20130210388 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING ERROR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTITY PROVISIONING - Methods and apparatus for correcting error events associated with identity provisioning. In one embodiment, repeated requests for access control clients are responded to with the execution of a provisioning feedback mechanism which is intended to prevent the unintentional (or even intentional) over-consumption or waste of network resources via the delivery of an excessive amount of access control clients. These provisioning feedback mechanisms include rate-limiting algorithms and/or methodologies which place a cost on the user. Apparatus for implementing the aforementioned provisioning feedback mechanisms are also disclosed and include specialized user equipment and/or network side equipment such as a subscriber identity module provisioning server (SPS). | 08-15-2013 |
20130227646 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LARGE SCALE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC ACCESS CLIENTS - Methods and apparatus for large scale distribution of electronic access control clients. In one aspect, a tiered security software protocol is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a server electronic Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) and client eUICC software comprise a so-called “stack” of software layers. Each software layer is responsible for a set of hierarchical functions which are negotiated with its corresponding peer software layer. The tiered security software protocol is configured for large scale distribution of electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) | 08-29-2013 |
20130344855 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED COMMUNICATIONS FORWARDING - Methods and apparatus for the automated updating of forwarding preferences for communications in a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the network includes a wireless (e.g., cellular) network with user mobile user devices configured to detect a change to their configuration (such as a user changing out SIM cards or virtual access clients). In response, the device causes an update to its associated communication forwarding preferences to reflect the change. If the configuration alteration meets certain criteria (e.g., changes the phone number at which the device may be reached), the device sends a forwarding message instructing a network entity (e.g., routing server) to direct communications addressed to the old phone number to the new phone number. Thus, a user with two or more user profiles (such as two different carrier accounts) may be reached at any number associated with any of the profiles, even if only one profile is currently active. | 12-26-2013 |
20140073375 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DATA WITHIN A SECURE ELEMENT - Apparatus and methods for managing and sharing data across multiple access control clients in devices. In one embodiment, the access control clients comprise electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) disposed on a embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC). Each eSIM contains its own data. An Advanced Subscriber Identity Toolkit application maintained within the eUICC facilitates managing and sharing multiple eSIMs' data for various purposes such as sharing phonebook contacts or facilitating automatic switch-over between the multiple eSIMs (such as based on user context). | 03-13-2014 |
20150074436 | In-Kernel CPU Clock Boosting on Input Event - One embodiment provides a method to wake an electronic device having a central processing unit (CPU) from an idle condition. The method includes creating a worker queue in an interrupt-request (IRQ) driver module of the operating-system kernel of the device, receiving in the kernel an indication of user input in a form of an IRQ, and in response to receiving the indication of user input, posting a request in the worker queue to boost clock speed in the CPU. The request is then processed, causing an increase in the clock speed. | 03-12-2015 |
Li Li, Cedar Park, TX US
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20120137218 | Method to Automatically Display Filenames Encoded in Multiple Code Sets - A computer implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for viewing content encoded in at least one code set and stored in a file system. A computer identifies a unified code set covering all characters used in the file system. The computer, responsive to a user input to view the content, determines whether the content is wholly encoded in the unified code set. The computer, responsive to determining that the code set is not wholly encoded in the unified code set, converts encoding of the content to the unified code set to form converted content. The computer displays the converted content. | 05-31-2012 |
Li Li, Viroflay FR
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20120248921 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH ARMATURE MAGNETIC REACTION COMPENSATION - The machine of the invention includes an inductor ( | 10-04-2012 |
20130162093 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A HYBRID-EXCITATION ROTOR - A machine ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130162094 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING HYBRID- EXCITATION ROTOR - A machine ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130169095 | SYNCHRONOUS ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A DOUBLE EXCITATION ROTOR - A machine ( | 07-04-2013 |
Li Li, Redmond, WA US
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20120254759 | BROWSER-BASED RECORDING OF CONTENT - This document describes techniques for browser-based recording and streaming of content. In at least some embodiments, a web browser interfaces with recording devices (e.g., a video camera, a microphone, a still-image camera, and so on) of a computing device to stream content data from live events and to record the live events to produce content files. The web browser can also upload the content files to a web-based resource, such as a web server. Further to some embodiments, the techniques can enable multiple recording devices to be used concurrently to record live events. Also in at least some embodiments, the techniques can enable concurrent or semi-concurrent recording and upload of content. For example, a portion of a live event can be recorded and the resulting content data can be uploaded while additional portions of the live event are recorded. | 10-04-2012 |
Li Li, Luoyang CN
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20120298556 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR CIRCULATING COOLED REGENERATED CATALYST - A method for circulating a cooled regenerated catalyst comprises the following steps: a regenerated catalyst derived from a regenerator ( | 11-29-2012 |