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Angi Ye, Milpitas, CA US
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20110257457 | RADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Disclosed are radiation treatment systems with enhanced control architectures that enable more complex treatment plans to be implemented, and radiation treatment systems with enhanced resistance to the effect of neutrons. An exemplary control architectures comprises: a digital packet network; a supervisor electrically coupled to the digital packet network and having a treatment plan; and a plurality of nodes, each node coupled to digital packet network and controlling one or more treatment-related components of the radiation treatment system; and wherein the supervisor periodically communicates control orders to the nodes over the digital packet network. | 10-20-2011 |
Bin Ye, Moraga, CA US
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20100210630 | Diamine Derivatives as Inhibitors of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 08-19-2010 |
20130123243 | DIAMINE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF LEUKOTRIENE A4 HYDROLASE - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 05-16-2013 |
20140206679 | HETEROCYCLIC PYRIDONE COMPOUND, AND INTERMEDIATE, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a heterocyclic pyridone compound represented by General Formula (I), where the heterocyclic pyridone compound is used as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and particularly a c-Met inhibitor. The present invention also relates to intermediates for preparing heterocyclic pyridone compound and a preparation method. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing the heterocyclic pyridone compound as an active ingredient, and a use of the pharmaceutical composition in treatment of diseases associated with tyrosine kinase c-Met, especially cancer associated with c-Met, as a medicament. | 07-24-2014 |
20150080382 | DIAMINE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF LEUKOTRIENE A4 HYDROLASE - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 03-19-2015 |
Bo Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20090109290 | Motion-Adaptive Alternate Gamma Drive for LCD - Systems and methods are provided for reducing motion blur in a video display. A system for reducing motion blur in a video display may include a motion detection circuit and a luminance control circuit. The motion detection circuit may be used to compare a plurality of frames in a video signal to generate a motion detection output signal that indicates whether the video signal includes an image that is in motion or a still image. The luminance control circuit may be used to vary luminance levels between two or more consecutive frames of the video signal when the motion detection output signal indicates that the video signal includes an image that is in motion. The luminance control circuit further may also be used to discontinue varying the luminance levels of the video signal when the motion detection output signal indicates that the video signal includes a still image. | 04-30-2009 |
Changqing Ye, Carlsbad, CA US
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20110144840 | Expandable Energy Storage Control System and Method - An expandable energy storage system for a hybrid electric vehicle has one or more energy storage modules each including a plurality of energy storage cells and a module controller, and a system controller which communicates with the module controller or controllers of the one or more energy storage modules via a controller communication bus and which is powered by the vehicle's low voltage power supply. Each module controller communicates with the energy storage cells in the associated module via an energy storage cell communication link, and is powered by the energy storage cells in the associated module. The system controller communicates with the hybrid electric vehicle via the vehicle communication bus. The modular design provides an energy storage system which can be expanded by connecting additional energy storage modules to the system. | 06-16-2011 |
20140184161 | SOLID-STATE ACTIVE SWITCH MATRIX FOR HIGH ENERGY, MODERATE POWER BATTERY SYSTEMS - A battery management system employs electronic switches and capacitors. No traditional cell-balancing resistors are used. The BMS electronically switches individual cells into and out of a module of cells in order to use the maximum amount of energy available in each cell and to completely charge and discharge each cell without overcharging or under-discharging. | 07-03-2014 |
20150081237 | DATA DRIVEN/PHYSICAL HYBRID MODEL FOR SOC DETERMINATION IN LITHIUM BATTERIES - A hybrid model to determine state-of-charge for lithium batteries includes both a physical model and an empirical or data-driven model. The physical model is an electrochemical model, based on the battery materials properties and structure and describes dynamic electrochemical reactions. The empirical model uses coulomb counting and a relaxation filter, plus a Kalman filter for adaptive compensation of the system parameters. In some SOC regimes, one model is strongly favored over the other. In some SOC regions, a weighted combination of the two models is used. | 03-19-2015 |
Christine Ye, South San Francisco, CA US
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20130165459 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND DOSAGE FORMS OF ELINOGREL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention is concerned with a solid delivery form of elinogrel for the treatment of thrombosis which is notable for its multi-pH dissolution, immediate release and improved pharmacokinetic properties and stability in storage. The delivery and dosage form is a solid, oral formulation comprising: a) at least about 15% by weight elinogrel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof relative to the total weight of the overall pharmaceutical composition, and b) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A further aspect of the present invention concerns the preparation and use of such a formulation. | 06-27-2013 |
Dan Ye, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100008016 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK ASSEMBLY WITH CAPACITIVE SENSE FEATURE, AND RELATED OPERATING METHOD - A semiconductor workpiece processing system for treating a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer, is provided. A related operating control method is also provided. The system includes an electrostatic chuck configured to receive a workpiece, and a clamping voltage power supply coupled to the electrostatic chuck. The electrostatic chuck has a clamping electrode assembly, and the clamping voltage power supply is coupled to the clamping electrode assembly. The clamping voltage power supply includes a direct current (DC) voltage generator configured to generate a DC clamping voltage for the clamping electrode assembly, an alternating current (AC) voltage generator configured to generate an AC excitation signal for the clamping electrode assembly, and a processing architecture coupled to the clamping electrode assembly. The processing architecture is configured to analyze attributes of a workpiece presence signal obtained in response to the AC excitation signal, and, based on the attributes, verify proper/improper positioning of the workpiece relative to the electrostatic chuck. | 01-14-2010 |
David Ye, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130151539 | Real-Time Online-Learning Object Recommendation Engine - In one embodiment, a system includes one or more computing systems that implement a social networking environment containing a large number of heterogeneous objects type, each of the plurality of object types having varying features, the system implementing a generic object recommendation engine for scoring objects and recommending the objects to users of the social networking system. In particular embodiments, the user and content object features are fed as inputs into a heuristic model that generates an expected value for the content object and user. In particular embodiments, the object recommendation engine includes an online learner that may log a user's actions after the initial impression to determine the relatively degree of interest to the user. | 06-13-2013 |
David Ye, Menlo Park, CA US
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20140019233 | UNIFIED AUCTION MODEL FOR SUGGESTING RECOMMENDATION UNITS AND AD UNITS - A social networking system presents advertisements and recommendation units to its users. The recommendation units suggest actions for the users to increase their engagement with the social networking system or otherwise interact with other users, while the social networking system receives revenue from advertisers for displaying advertisements based on bid values associated with the advertisements. The social networking system determines values for the advertisements and for the recommendation units, where the values are measured in a comparable fashion. This allows the system to rank and select the advertisements and recommendation units together in a unified auction model. For example, the social networking system uses a pacing value to determine values of recommendation units having a common unit of measurement with expected values of advertisements to the social networking system. | 01-16-2014 |
David Dawei Ye, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130080523 | INSTANTANEOUS RECOMMENDATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - As a user of a social networking system views a page that includes information provided by the system, certain types of social interactions are monitored. If an interaction monitored for is detected, at least one recommendation unit is identified to present to user on the page. The recommendation unit is identified based on a description of the interaction. The recommendation unit suggests that the user perform a social interaction in the social networking system. The recommendation unit is transmitted to a device of the user and is presented to the user on the page without having to reload the entire page. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080524 | INSTANTANEOUS RECOMMENDATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - When a social interaction by a user in a social networking system is detected, a description of the interaction is created. A service level auction is performed to select one or more service modules to provide recommendation units from a plurality of service modules. Each of the plurality of service modules is configured to provide recommendation units that suggest that the user engage in a social interaction in the social networking system. The description of the interaction is provided to each service module selected and recommendation units are requested. A plurality of recommendation units are received from the selected service modules. A unit level auction is performed to select one of more recommendation units to present to the user from the plurality of recommendation units. The selected recommendation units are transmitted to a device of the user for presentation. | 03-28-2013 |
20130124298 | GENERATING CLUSTERS OF SIMILAR USERS FOR ADVERTISEMENT TARGETING - A social networking system may identify a first set of users as part of a training cluster and identify a second set of users that is similar to the first set of users for purposes of targeting advertisements related to the advertiser. Using past engagement history (e.g., click-through rates), demographic information, and keywords associated with the training cluster of users, a social networking system may generate a training model specific to the training cluster. Confidence scores may be used to identify similar users across the total population of users of the social networking system for creating a targeting cluster of users for the advertisement. A revenue sharing scheme may be used induce page administrators to increase their fan base by enabling advertisers to target advertisements to users that have expressed interest in pages associated with the page administrators. | 05-16-2013 |
20140108550 | INSTANTANEOUS RECOMMENDATION OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - As a user of a social networking system views a page that includes information provided by the system, certain types of social interactions are monitored. If an interaction monitored for is detected, at least one recommendation unit is identified to present to user on the page. The recommendation unit is identified based on a description of the interaction. The recommendation unit suggests that the user perform a social interaction in the social networking system. The recommendation unit is transmitted to a device of the user and is presented to the user on the page without having to reload the entire page. | 04-17-2014 |
Eric Ye, Saratoga, CA US
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20120204068 | HIGH-VOLUME DISTRIBUTED SCRIPT ERROR HANDLING - Various embodiments include a method and system for high-volume distributed script error report handling. A group of user terminals may be selected to report errors, where the group of user terminals is a subset of user terminals having open user session and the group of user terminals is smaller than a predetermined threshold value. An error report, generated by a user terminal in response to a script error, may then be received, where the user terminal is in the group of user terminals selected to report errors. The received error report may then be processed to create a processed error report. The processed error report may then be presented to a service user. | 08-09-2012 |
20140317282 | TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING ABOVE-THE-FOLD PAGE RENDERING - Techniques for measuring above-the-fold (ATF) page rendering are provided. Visible objects for an ATF portion of a browser page are identified. A start and end time for each visible object is recorded. Furthermore, a total elapsed time to finish loading each of the visible objects to the ATF portion of a browser is determined. | 10-23-2014 |
Frank Ye, Danville, CA US
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20110193824 | Systems And Methods For Haptic Feedback Using Laterally Driven Piezoelectric Actuators - Systems and methods for haptic feedback using laterally driven piezoelectric actuators are disclosed. For example, one described apparatus for haptic feedback using laterally driven piezoelectric actuators includes: a base; a touch-sensitive interface comprising an interface surface, the touch-sensitive interface affixed to the base and configured to move in a direction lateral to the interface surface; and a piezoelectric actuator mounted to the base and to the touch-sensitive interface and configured to receive a haptic signal and output a force in a direction lateral to the interface surface. | 08-11-2011 |
20110227849 | Grommet Suspension Component and System - A compliant grommet-based suspension system is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen or touch surface. The grommets may be designed to provide more or less movement in any direction, i.e., along the x-axis, the y-axis, and/or the z-axis, depending on the suspension application in which they are implemented. | 09-22-2011 |
20140028573 | SUSPENSION ELEMENT HAVING INTEGRATED PIEZO MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECTS TO A TOUCH SCREEN - A compliant suspension element is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen or touch surface. At least one compliant suspension element couples a touch screen and a housing component together such that the touch screen component is movable relative to the housing component. A segment of piezo material is coupled to opposing surfaces of the at least one suspension element for producing a force that moves the touch screen component relative to the housing component and thereby provide a haptic effect to a user of the touch screen component. In reaction to the force produced by the segments of piezo material, the at least one suspension element is configured to allow movement of the touch screen component relative to the housing component in a first direction and to limit movement between the touch screen component and the housing component in at least a second direction. | 01-30-2014 |
Gang Ye, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110239044 | MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING OF COMPLEX ENTITLEMENT BENEFITS - Methods and systems for management and tracking of complex entitlement benefits are disclosed. For example, a method can include identifying a processing error within a distributed transaction processing system, assessing an impact of the processing error, and determining a recovery strategy to minimize the impact of the processing error. The processing error can be associated with the application of an entitlement to a plurality of transactions. The entitlement can include a defined benefit and a benefit counter. The benefit counter can control a quantity of transactions allowed to receive the entitlement. The impact of the processing error can be assessed in regard to the plurality of transactions. | 09-29-2011 |
Helen Hang Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20110099201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PUBLISHING DATA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one example embodiment, a method comprises monitoring search queries associated with a search query category, detecting a change in a search request frequency associated with the search query category with respect to a baseline frequency, determining an event associated with the search query category, identifying one or more data items associated with the event, and generating a visual representation of a relationship between the one or more data items and the event. The search query category may be associated with at least one search term a baseline frequency. | 04-28-2011 |
20120197752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PUBLISHING DATA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically publish data items associated with a news event. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, using one or more processors, an event of a plurality of events as associated with a heightened user interest, identifying one or more listings from a plurality of listings as matching the event associated with the heightened user interest, and presenting a visual representation of a relationship between the event and the one or more listings such that the one or more listings are displayed as visually related to the event. | 08-02-2012 |
Huanchun Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20110310741 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN PLURALITY OF CO-LOCATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULES VIA ONE WIRE - The invention provides a mobile communication device having a Packet Traffic Arbitrator (PTA) module and a first wireless communication module, coupled to the PTA module via only one wire and configured to perform a first wireless transceiving. The first wireless communication module sends a first request indicating a remaining period of time for a second wireless communication module to use to the PTA module via the wire, and receives, via the wire, a first response indicating whether the first request has been accepted. | 12-22-2011 |
20110312288 | System and method for coordinating multiple radio transceivers within the same device platform - A wireless device having a central control entity that coordinates multiple radio transceivers co-located within the same device platform to mitigate coexistence interference. The wireless device comprises an LTE transceiver, a WiFi transceiver, a BT transceiver, or a GNSS receiver. In one embodiment, the central control entity receives radio signal information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger FDM solution such that the transceivers operate in designated frequency channels to mitigate co-existence interference. In another embodiment, the central control entity receives traffic and scheduling information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger TDM solution such that the transceivers are scheduled for transmitting or receiving radio signals over specific time duration to mitigate co-existence interference. In yet another embodiment, power control solution is used to mitigate coexistence interference. | 12-22-2011 |
20120263055 | Fast Link Adaptation and Transmit Power Control in Wireless Networks - An open-loop fast link adaptation scheme is proposed in an OFDM system. An access point first transmits a downlink packet comprising an open-loop link metric to a wireless station. The open-loop link metric contains a transmit power of the downlink packet plus a receiver sensitivity of the access point. The wireless station measures a received signal strength indication (RSSI) value of the downlink packet. The wireless station then applies open-loop link adaptation and determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) based on the open-loop link metric and the RSSI value. The open-loop link adaptation scheme is especially suitable for smart meter/sensor networks as it reduces overhead and increases link capacity. | 10-18-2012 |
20130010632 | Simultaneous Feedback Signaling for Dynamic Bandwidth Selection - A method of simultaneously providing channel quality feedback information in all valid sub-channels is provided to facilitate and improve the performance of dynamic transmission bandwidth adjustment and fast link adaptation. A receiving device receives a sounding signal over a wide channel in a wireless system. The sounding signal is transmitted from a transmitting device over multiple sub-channels of the wide channel. The receiving device estimates channel quality information based on the sounding signal for each sub-channel. The channel quality information includes estimated average SNR and recommended MCS and other channel quality metrics. The receiving device transmits a feedback message to the transmitting device. The feedback message contains the estimated channel quality information for all valid sub-channels within the transmission bandwidth. The transmitting device performs dynamic transmission bandwidth selection and fast link adaptation based on the channel quality information for all valid sub-channels. | 01-10-2013 |
20130058239 | Integrity and Quality Monitoring and Signaling for Sounding and Reduced Feedback - A method of sounding and feedback with channel quality information and reduced overhead is provided. A receiving station receives a sounding signal transmitted from an access point over multiple sub-channels of a wide channel in a wireless network. The receiving station detects channel quality based on the received sounding signal for each sub-channel. The receiving station then performs channel estimation based on the received sounding signal and thereby determining feedback information. Finally, the receiving station transmits a feedback message to the access point, the feedback message contains NULL feedback information, reduced feedback information, or channel integrity/quality indicators based on the channel quality information for each sub-channel. Based on the feedback message, the access point may repeat the sounding process, narrow the transmission bandwidth, or select only stations who have indicated uncorrupted channel sounding for MU-MMO transmission. | 03-07-2013 |
20130188567 | PSMP-Based Downlink Multi-User MIMO Communications - A scheduling-based down-link MU-MIMO mechanism is proposed in a wireless communication system. An access point transmits a first scheduling message to a plurality of stations. The first scheduling message reserves a first transmission burst for channel sounding. The AP then transmits a sounding signal and in response receives channel state information (CSI) from the plurality of stations. Based on the CSI, the AP performs MU-MIMO encoding and applies transmit beamforming (precoding). The AP transmits a second scheduling message that reserves a second transmission burst for MU-MIMO transmission. The AP then transmits downlink data streams to multiple stations simultaneously. Finally, the AP receives uplink acknowledgements from the stations. In one embodiment, the scheduling-based MU-MIMO is implemented using PSMP scheduling technique. PSMP-based downlink MU-MIMO allows both 802.11n and 802.11ac stations to process multiple spatial streams with reduced complexity, enhanced performance, and significant power saving. | 07-25-2013 |
20130195029 | Method and System for Supporting Incompatible Channelization of a Wireless Communications System - A method of supporting incompatible channelization in a wireless communications system is provided. A coordinating device determines a first set of physical parameters of a first wireless channel. The first set of physical parameters includes a channel bandwidth, a central frequency, a transmit power limit, and a modulation and coding scheme. The coordinating device establishes communication with a first set of communications devices over the first wireless channel. The coordinating device then broadcasts a channel-adjustment message and determines a protection period. The channel-adjustment message comprises a set of instructions on how to adjust to a second set of physical parameters of a second wireless channel. A second set of communications devices adjust physical parameters based on the channel-adjustment message. Finally, the coordinating device communicates with the second set of communications devices over the second wireless channel during the protection period. | 08-01-2013 |
20140064212 | Bluetooth Low Energy and LTE Coexistence Enhancements - Methods for preventing coexistence interference between a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio and a collocated LTE radio are provided. In a first solution, the BLE radio adds padding bytes to BLE packets such that the total packet length falls in a specific range to prevent coexistence interference. In a second solution, the BLE radio limits the total BLE packet length to a predefined length to prevent coexistence interference. In a third solution, the data rate for transmitting the BLE packets is higher than a predefined rate to prevent coexistence interference. In a fourth solution, the BLE radio dynamically adjusts the time inter-frame-spacing (T_IFS) value to prevent coexistence interference with the collocated LTE radio. | 03-06-2014 |
20140133584 | BLUETOOTH DEVICE AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS ESTABLISHING METHOD - A communications establishing method for a Bluetooth system includes: setting a first Bluetooth apparatus to use an out-of-band channel to pair with a second Bluetooth apparatus when the second Bluetooth apparatus intends to pair with the first Bluetooth apparatus; and enabling an enhanced page-scanning mechanism in the first Bluetooth apparatus to scan a channel used by the second Bluetooth apparatus for transmitting an ID packet of the second Bluetooth apparatus when the first Bluetooth apparatus is paired with the second Bluetooth apparatus via the out-of-band channel. | 05-15-2014 |
20140187249 | System and Method for Coordinating Multiple Radio Transceivers within the Same Device Platform - A wireless device having a central control entity that coordinates multiple radio transceivers co-located within the same device platform to mitigate coexistence interference. The wireless device comprises an LTE transceiver, a WiFi transceiver, a BT transceiver, or a GNSS receiver. In one embodiment, the central control entity receives radio signal information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger FDM solution such that the transceivers operate in designated frequency channels to mitigate co-existence interference. In another embodiment, the central control entity receives traffic and scheduling information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger TDM solution such that the transceivers are scheduled for transmitting or receiving radio signals over specific time duration to mitigate co-existence interference. In yet another embodiment, power control solution is used to mitigate coexistence interference. | 07-03-2014 |
20140300827 | MOBILE DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIA NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - A remote control for an electronic device having near field communication capability communicates with a mobile device having near field communication capability, for initiating information exchange between the electronic device and the mobile device. The electronic device may be a digital television, the remote control may be an infra-red, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi remote control, and the mobile device may be a smart phone or a tablet. | 10-09-2014 |
20140357288 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN PLURALITY OF CO-LOCATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULES VIA ONE WIRE - A wireless communication device has a first wireless communication module coupled to a second wireless communication module via only one wire. The first wireless communication module is configured to performing a first wireless transceiving and to send a first request to the second wireless communication module indicating a remaining period of time to perform a second wireless transceiving, during which the first wireless communication module is not required to perform wireless transceiving. The second wireless communication module is configured to perform a second wireless transceiving, the second wireless communication module further configured to send a first response to the first request by indicating acceptance of the request if a status of the second wireless communication module is in an active mode, else by indicating that the first request is not accepted if the status of the second wireless communication module is in a sleep mode. | 12-04-2014 |
Jerry Ye, Oakland, CA US
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20120158492 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTENTION BASED ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION - Disclosed is a method and system for providing attention based advertisement insertion within media content. By placing advertisements within media where there is the most user attention and interest, the system provides a more attractive audience to advertisers. This potentially leads to increased return of interest (ROI) on the advertisement. Additionally, this can enable the media to be comprised of fewer advertisements, and reduce advertisement related abandonment. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159329 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING ANCHORS FOR MEDIA CONTENT - Disclosed is a method and system for providing intuitive and efficient representations of positions of interest to a user within encoded media. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heatmap representation that indicates the interestingness of content at different locations within the media. These locations of interest are presented to a user to allow quick jumps to the interesting parts of the content. | 06-21-2012 |
Jerry Xian Hui Ye, Oakland, CA US
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20090106099 | PERSONAL TARGETED ADVERTISING - A method for providing personal targeted advertising includes receiving, from a user, a submission of a search-ad comprising a personal targeted advertisement associated with at least one rare search term; storing the personal targeted advertisement; detecting a query for the at least one rare search term; and displaying the personal targeted advertisement in response to detecting the query for the at least one rare search term. | 04-23-2009 |
Jian Yi Ye, Hayward, CA US
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20110229682 | Glove fix bandage - A glove fix bandage is invented to reduce pollution caused by rubber wastes from unwanted gloves. This bandage has waterproof and latex surface, and its fastener portion is waterproof and flexible to wrap and fix uneven, worn surfaces on gloves. | 09-22-2011 |
Jim Jiaming Ye, Arcadia, CA US
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20110112693 | Water cooling system of building structure for air conditioning system - A water cooling control for a building structure includes a temperature sensor device and a zone controller. The temperature sensor is adapted for detecting a temperature difference of the water at each of the end loop terminals of the duct system for determining the amount of heat removed from the respective heat exchanger in responsive to heat exchange of the water. The zone controller is operatively linking with the temperature sensor device for adjustably regulating a flow rate of the water through a control valve of the delivering device in responsive to said temperature difference at each thermal zone until the water is maintained at the optimum flow rate to ensure the respective heat exchanger being operated at an optimum condition while being energy efficient. | 05-12-2011 |
Jinghan Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20130070994 | SPARSE DATA RECONSTRUCTION FOR GATED X-RAY CT IMAGING - When imaging a compact structure, such as a calcium deposit in a patient's heart, a slow scan (e.g., less than approximately 6 rpm) CT data acquisition is performed, wherein data is continuously but sparsely acquired during around a 360° revolution around the patient. Arc segments are defined that equate to one heart cycle (e.g., heartbeat) given the patient's heart rate and the speed of the CT gantry. Electrocardiogram signal data is used to identify sets of acquired projection data that correspond to each of a plurality of heart cycle phases during which the heart is relatively still. A sparse reconstruction algorithm is executed on the identified sets of sparse projection data to generate images for each heart cycle phase from the scan data acquired for that phase across all heart cycles. | 03-21-2013 |
20130142410 | HEART LOCATION AND VERIFICATION IN EMISSION IMAGES - An apparatus comprises: an imaging system ( | 06-06-2013 |
20140212011 | SPECT MOTION-CORRECTION - A nuclear camera acquires projections which are iteratively reconstructed by a reconstruction processor into an motion-artifacted image and stored in an image memory. The motion-artifacted image is forward-projected by a forward-projector to create forward-projections which are compensated for image degrading factors, such as resolution recovery, scatter and attenuation, and are compared with the acquired projections by a comparing unit to generate a motion-correction. A motion compensator operates on the acquired projections with the motion-correction to generate a motion-corrected projection data set in which each of the projections is in a common motion state. The motion-corrected projections are reconstructed into a motion-corrected image. | 07-31-2014 |
20140319360 | GANTRY-FREE SPECT SYSTEM - A gantry free nuclear imaging system ( | 10-30-2014 |
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Jinghan Ye, Freemont, CA US
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20090202125 | RESTORATION OF THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2D PLANAR IMAGE BY ITERATIVE CONSTRAINED DECONVOLUTION - A medical imaging system ( | 08-13-2009 |
Jintian Ye, Baldwin Park, CA US
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20090127872 | Compact sliding sash lock - A sash lock for use with door and window is provided. The lock has a base housing shaped into a laterally extending crib to contain a partially protruding plunger sliding under a forward bias, a large button block that occupies a substantial area at the top of the lock to allow for a unique squeeze release of the plunger and translates in a perpendicular plane with respect to the plunger movement under an expansive bias for normally pushing the button block away from the base housing in cooperation with the biased counteraction of the cam surfaces of the plunger but yielding to a manual depression to activate the plunger through a cam engagement, and a top housing fastened to the base housing to enclose the plunger and button block. The plunger has cam surfaces at a rear end facing forwardly and a beveled lip portion at a front end while the button block has a beveled surface facing the cam surfaces of the plunger. The sash lock further comprises two identical holes formed in the bottom of base housing and a separate keeper for interlocking with the base housing. | 05-21-2009 |
John Zheng Ye, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130288483 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUBSTRATE UNIFORMITY - A dynamically tunable process kit, a processing chamber having a dynamically tunable process kit, and a method for processing a substrate using a dynamically tunable process kit are provided. The dynamically tunable process kit allows one or both of the electrical and thermal state of the process kit to be changed without changing the phyisical construction of the process kit, thereby allowing plasma properties, and hence processing results, to be easily changed without replacing the process kit. The processing chamber having a dynamically tunable process kit includes a chamber body that includes a portion of a conductive side wall configured to be electrically controlled, and a process kit. The processing chamber includes a first control system operable to control one or both of an electrical and thermal state of the process kit and a second control system operable to control an electrical state of the portion of the side wall. | 10-31-2013 |
Jung Ye, Sacramento, CA US
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20130014293 | Xylanase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to variants of a parent xylanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants. | 01-10-2013 |
Ken Ye, Fremont, CA US
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20080298385 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING POWER TO TARGETS ON SINGLE-WIRE INTERFACE - A single-wire interface communication system is capable of providing both electrical communication of signals and power between devices coupled to the system. Coupled to the single-wire interface is at least one target device which contains a PMOS transistor, a charge storage device, an inverter controlling the PMOS transistor, and a target device function. The charge storage device provides power to the target device function and to the inverter. The PMOS transistor receives power from the single-wire interface at a power-supply voltage level and charges the charge storage device to the same level. Non-communication periods produce a charging period sufficient for the charge storage device to attain the power-supply voltage level. | 12-04-2008 |
Leo Ye, Alameda, CA US
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20130155483 | Optical Fiber Free Space Isolator and Method of Forming the Same - The present disclosure provides an optical fiber free space isolator. The optical fiber free space isolator can be used with various laser devices, and includes a magnetic support and an optical subassembly. The magnetic support is mounted at the output port of a laser device, and the optical subassembly is fixed to the magnetic support. The optical subassembly may be housed in a U-shaped slot formed in the magnetic support. The present invention further includes an assembly method for the optical fiber free space isolator. | 06-20-2013 |
Leonard Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20080297174 | Capacitive sensing devices - A capacitive sensing device comprises a set of sensing elements disposed in a two-dimensional arrangement. The two-dimensional arrangement is comprised of full elements and partial elements. A plurality of the partial elements are proximate at least one edge of the two-dimensional arrangement. Additionally, a partial element of the partial elements is smaller in element area than a full element of the full elements. An edge electrode trace of the capacitive sensing device is comprised of a selectively coupled plurality of the partial elements. The selectively coupled plurality of the partial elements resides proximate a first edge of the two-dimensional arrangement. | 12-04-2008 |
Longwu Ye, Goleta, CA US
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20110021806 | SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-HALO ENONES AND ENALS - A method for preparing an α-halo enal or enone from an unprotected propargyl alcohol and an electrophilic halogen source catalyzed by the combination of a gold catalyst complex and a metal co-catalyst complex is disclosed. The method can be further enhanced by addition of an additive that facilitates suppression of a des-halo derivative. | 01-27-2011 |
Mao Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20130227319 | CONTROLLING A CURRENT DRAWN FROM AN ADAPTER BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM - The disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus that controls a current drawn from an adapter by a computer system. During operation, the apparatus senses the current drawn from the adapter using a first current sensor and a second current sensor, wherein a response time of the first current sensor is faster than a response time of the second current sensor. Then, when the current sensed using the first current sensor exceeds a predetermined high-current threshold, the apparatus limits the current drawn from the adapter to a first predetermined current limit. Additionally, when the current sensed using the second current sensor exceeds a predetermined thermal-limit current, the apparatus limits the current drawn from the adapter to the predetermined thermal-limit current. | 08-29-2013 |
20140103718 | INCREASING THE LIGHT-LOAD EFFICIENCY OF VOLTAGE REGULATORS USING NONLINEAR INDUCTORS WITH CORES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS - The disclosed embodiments relate to a power supply for a portable electronic device. The power supply includes a power source and a nonlinear inductor. The nonlinear inductor includes a first core and a second core connected in series to the first core, wherein the second core has a higher permeability than the first core. | 04-17-2014 |
20140217959 | HYBRID BOOTSTRAP CAPACITOR REFRESH TECHNIQUE FOR CHARGER/CONVERTER - The disclosed embodiments provide a synchronous switching converter that converts a DC input voltage into a DC output voltage. This synchronous switching converter includes a high-side switching MOSFET coupled between an input node and a first node. The converter also includes a low-side switching MOSFET coupled between the first node and a ground node and is in series with the high-side switching MOSFET. This converter additionally includes a bootstrap capacitor coupled to the high-side switching MOSFET to provide turn-on voltage for the high-side switching MOSFET. Furthermore, the converter includes a main refresh circuit coupled to the bootstrap capacitor and is configured to refresh the bootstrap capacitor during a first operating mode of the synchronous switching converter. Moreover, the converter includes an auxiliary refresh circuit coupled to the main refresh circuit and the bootstrap capacitor and is configured to refresh the bootstrap capacitor during a second operating mode of the converter. | 08-07-2014 |
20140253051 | CHARGING A BATTERY IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method are described for charging a battery in a portable electronic device wherein the battery is charged using a constant-current, constant-voltage charging process. In described embodiments, a resistance is received for a current loop that includes a charger and the battery. Then, during a constant-current charging phase, a constant current is output from the charger until an output voltage of the charger reaches a target voltage. The target voltage includes a battery target voltage and a compensation voltage based on the received resistance and a charging current. When the output voltage of the charger reaches the target voltage, the charger switches from the constant-current phase to a constant-voltage phase. Then during the constant-voltage phase, the charger outputs the target voltage until the charging current drops below a minimum value at which time the charging process is complete. | 09-11-2014 |
Mao Ye, San Diego, CA US
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20100317706 | HNF4alpha MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed are methods and compositions relating to modulators, such as agonists and antagonists, of HNF4α. | 12-16-2010 |
Maosheng Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20130302520 | CO-EVAPORATION SYSTEM COMPRISING VAPOR PRE-MIXER - A processing system for depositing a plurality of source materials on a substrate, includes a first thermal evaporation source that can evaporate a first source material to produce a first vapor, a second thermal evaporation source that can evaporate a second source material to produce a second vapor, a vapor mixing chamber that allows the first vapor and the second vapor to be mixed to produce a mixed vapor, and conduits that can separately transport the first vapor and the second vapor to the vapor mixing chamber. The mixed vapor can be directed toward a substrate to deposit a mixture of the first source material and the second source material on the substrate. The processing system can also include vapor filters configured to regulate flows of the first vapor and the second vapor, and a mixed vapor filter to regulate flow of the mixed vapor. | 11-14-2013 |
Mei Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20090150202 | SYSTEM TO MONITOR IRREGULAR ACTIVITY - A computer-implemented method includes receiving item data at a network-based computer system, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system and including an item price-based value associated with the item. A category-specific threshold price-based value, for the first category of the plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system, is automatically determined. The item data is automatically determined to the irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system. Responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, an entity associated with the item is restricted from using the network-based computer system. | 06-11-2009 |
20110106641 | SYSTEM TO MONITOR IRREGULAR ACTIVITY - A computer-implemented method includes receiving item data at a network-based computer system, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system and including an item price-based value associated with the item. A category-specific threshold price-based value, for the first category of the plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system, is automatically determined. The item data is automatically determined to the irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories supported by the network-based computer system. Responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, an entity associated with the item is restricted from using the network-based computer system. | 05-05-2011 |
Mengqi Ye, Milpitas, CA US
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20090107834 | CHALCOGENIDE TARGET AND METHOD - A sputtering target for a sputtering chamber comprises a sputtering plate composed of a chalcogenide material comprising an average yield strength of from about 40 MPa to about 120 MPa and a thermal conductivity of at least about 2.8 W/(m·K). In one version the sputtering plate is composed of a chalcogenide material with a stoichiometric ratio that varies by less than about 5% throughout the body of the sputtering plate. In another version, the sputtering plate is composed of a chalcogenide material having an average grain size of at least 20 microns, and an oxygen content of less than 600 weight ppm. The sputtering target is sputtered by applying a pulsed DC voltage to the sputtering target. | 04-30-2009 |
20100096255 | GAP FILL IMPROVEMENT METHODS FOR PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS - Methods and apparatus are provided for depositing phase-change materials. In one embodiment, a method is provided for processing a substrate including positioning a substrate in a processing chamber having a phase change material-based target coupled to a first power source, one or more coils coupled to a second power source, a substrate support coupled to a third power source, providing a processing gas to the processing chamber, biasing the phase change material-based target with continuous DC or pulsed DC power, applying power to the coils to generate an inductively coupled plasma, applying a bias to the substrate support, sputtering material from the target, ionizing the sputtered materials, and depositing the sputtered materials on the substrate surface. | 04-22-2010 |
20120175245 | GAP FILL IMPROVEMENT METHODS FOR PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS - Methods and apparatus are provided for depositing phase-change materials. In one embodiment, a method is provided for processing a substrate including positioning a substrate in a processing chamber having a phase change material-based target coupled to a first power source, one or more coils coupled to a second power source, a substrate support coupled to a third power source, providing a processing gas to the processing chamber, biasing the phase change material-based target with continuous DC or pulsed DC power, applying power to the coils to generate an inductively coupled plasma, applying a bias to the substrate support, sputtering material from the target, ionizing the sputtered materials, and depositing the sputtered materials on the substrate surface. | 07-12-2012 |
Mengqi Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20130327641 | PROTECTIVE OFFSET SPUTTERING - Sputtering in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber may, in one embodiment, utilize a target laterally offset from and tilted with respect to the substrate. In another aspect, target power may be reduced to enhance film protection. In yet another aspect, magnetron magnets may be relatively strong and well balanced to enhance film protection. In another aspect, a shutter may be provided to protect the substrate in start up conditions. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-12-2013 |
Ning Ye, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120324365 | Reverse Seamless Integration Between Local and Remote Computing Environments - Methods and systems for transparent user interface integration between remote (“published”) applications and their local counterparts are described, providing a seamless, unified user experience, and allowing integration of a start menu, dock, taskbar, desktop shortcuts, windows, window and application switching, system tray elements, client-to-host and host-to-client file type association, URL redirection, browser cookie redirection, token redirection, status message interception and redirection, and other elements. These methods and systems further enhance theme-integration between a client and remote desktop or virtual machine by remoting all UI elements to a recipient for generation, including text controls, buttons, progress bars, radio buttons, list boxes, or other elements; presenting them with the receiver's product and OS-specific UI; and returning status back to the sender. This may achieve a more unified and transparent UI integration. Furthermore, international text may be correctly received in cross-language environments, or translated into the language of the presenting environment. | 12-20-2012 |
Peng Ye, Fremont, CA US
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20080243629 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LOGICALLY PACKAGING AND DELIVERING A SERVICE OFFERING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for logically packaging and delivering a service offering. A set of service implementation artifacts, a service ordering process, and a service provisioning process are selected and configured to implement a service offering. A requirements specification for the set of service implementation artifacts is defined. Logical associations between parameters are defined such that a change of a parameter for a first component triggers a change for a parameter of a second component. Beneficially, such an apparatus, system, and method accelerates the self-service ordering and deployment of service offerings. | 10-02-2008 |
Qi Ye, Freemont, CA US
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20130244364 | METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE - In a method according to embodiments of the invention, a III-nitride layer is grown on a growth substrate. The III-nitride layer is connected to a host substrate. The growth substrate is removed. The growth substrate is a non-III-nitride material. The growth substrate has an in-plane lattice constant a substrate. The III-nitride layer has a bulk lattice constant a layer. In some embodiments, [(| | 09-19-2013 |
Qiang Ye, Tustin, CA US
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20110072490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ACCSS CONTROL MATRIX FOR A SET-TOP BOX SECURITY - In multimedia systems requiring secure access, a method and apparatus for constructing an access control matrix for a set-top box security processor are provided. A security processor may comprise multiple security components and may support multiple user modes. For each user mode supported, at least one access rule table may be generated to indicate access rules to a security component in the security processor. An access control list comprises information regarding the access rules for a particular user mode to the security components in the security processor. An access control matrix may be generated based on the access control lists for the user modes supported by the security component. The access control matrix may be implemented and/or stored in the security processor for verifying access rights of a user mode. Results of operations associated with security components may be transferred to other processors communicatively coupled to the security processor. | 03-24-2011 |
20110197054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAND FLASH SUPPORT IN AN AUTONOMOUSLY LOADED SECURE REPROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM - A boot code may be segmented to allow separate and independent storage of the code segments in a manner that may enable secure system boot by autonomous fetching and assembling of the boot code by a security sub-system. The code fetching may need to be done without the main CPU running on the chip for security reasons. Because the boot code may be stored in memory devices that require special software application to account for non-contiguous storage of data and/or code, for example a NAND flash memory which would require such an application as Bad Block Management, code segments stored in areas guaranteed to be usable may enable loading remaining segment separately and independently. Each of the code segments may be validated, wherein validation of the code segments may comprise use of hardware-based signatures. | 08-11-2011 |
20130185550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAND FLASH SUPPORT IN AN AUTONOMOUSLY LOADED SECURE REPROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM - A system and method that enables secure system boot up with a restricted central processing unit (CPU). The system includes a memory, a segmenting device, and a security sub-system. The memory is a NAND flash memory with a block structure that comprises a guaranteed block and non-guaranteed blocks. The guaranteed block is guaranteed to be useable. A boot code is segmented into boot code segments and the boot code segments are stored separately in the guaranteed and non-guaranteed blocks. The security sub-system is configured to locate the boot code segments stored in the non-guaranteed blocks and validate them independently based on data in the guaranteed block. The security sub-system is further configured to assemble the boot code segments into the boot code and execute the boot code. | 07-18-2013 |
Qi Laura Ye, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100327256 | CONTROLLING PIT FORMATION IN A III-NITRIDE DEVICE - A device includes a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region and a plurality of layer pairs disposed within one of the n-type region and the p-type region. Each layer pair includes an InGaN layer and pit-filling layer in direct contact with the InGaN layer. The pit-filling layer may fill in pits formed in the InGaN layer. | 12-30-2010 |
20120205691 | Controlling Pit Formation in a III-Nitride Device - A device includes a semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region and a plurality of layer pairs disposed within one of the n-type region and the p-type region. Each layer pair includes an InGaN layer and pit-filling layer in direct contact with the InGaN layer. The pit-filling layer may fill in pits formed in the InGaN layer. | 08-16-2012 |
Qin Ye, Castaic, CA US
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20110196695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER REFERENCING IN AN ONLINE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A system and method for connecting healthcare providers via an online portal to allow the providers to generate a network of peers for facilitating the providing and obtaining of peer references. A rules engine applies rules and logic to aggregated credentials and relationship data of the registered providers to identify users of the system who are qualified to provide a peer referral for a particular provider. A peer in a provider's network may provide a peer reference needed by the provider to access certain medical privileges. The peer reference data may be provided as answers to a structured questionnaire. The answers may then be used to automatically populate a specific peer referral form. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY MAPPING AND AUTOMATICALLY COMPLETING ELECTRONIC FORMS - A computer apparatus and method are provided for visually mapping fields of various electronic forms to a common object model. The forms may then be dynamically completed via a runtime engine that retrieves mapping data from a relational database and uses the mapping data to automatically populate corresponding fields of the forms without manual input by the user. Specifically, a visual mapping tool displays the objects of the common object model as well as the fields of a form to be mapped. A user drags and drops one or more of the displayed objects into a mapping area, and drags and drops a field to which the one or more objects are to be mapped. The user also identifies a type of association between the selected objects and the field. A mapping entry is then generated in a map file to map the selected objects to the field. | 08-11-2011 |
Shen Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20110018653 | DUPLEXER HAVING RESONATOR FILTERS - A duplexer interfacing a receiver and a transmitter with an antenna includes first and second filters. The first filter includes at least four first series resonators, four first shunt resonators respectively connected between the four first series resonators and ground voltage, and a mutual inductance commonly connected between two adjacent first shunt resonators. The second filter includes at least four second series resonators, four second shunt resonators respectively connected between the four second series resistors and the ground voltage, and a cross-coupling capacitor connected between a first capacitor node connected to at least one of the second series resonators and a second capacitor node connected to one of the second shunt resonators, and an inductor connected in series between second capacitor node and ground. Three of the second series resonators and the second shunt resonator to which the cross-coupling capacitor is connected are between the first and second capacitor nodes. | 01-27-2011 |
20110018654 | RESONATOR FILTER WITH MULTIPLE CROSS-COUPLINGS - A filter device is provided for filtering signals. The filter device includes multiple series resonators, multiple shunt resonators and multiple cross-coupling circuits. The series resonators are connected in series between an antenna and one of a transmitter or a receiver. The shunt resonators are respectively connected between at least one of the series resistors and a ground voltage. The cross-coupling circuits are configured to bypass at least two series resonators of the multiple series resonators and at least one shunt resonator of the multiple shunt resonators. | 01-27-2011 |
20120182087 | SINGLE-CHIP DUPLEXER WITH ISOLATION SHIELD BETWEEN TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE FILTERS - A single-chip duplexer, interfacing a receiver and a transmitter with a common antenna, includes transmit and receive filters, an annular sealing ring and a conductive stripe. The transmit filter is connected between the antenna and the transmitter, and has a transmit passband. The receive filter is connected between the antenna and the receiver, and has a receive passband different from the transmit passband. The annular sealing ring is connected between a surface of the chip and a surface of a cap to form a sealed cavity between the chip and the cap. The conductive stripe extends across at least a portion of the surface of the chip between the transmit filter and the receive filter, the conductive stripe being directly connected to the sealing ring and electrically connected to ground. The conductive stripe provides at least one of magnetic shielding and capacitive shielding between the transmit filter and the receive filter. | 07-19-2012 |
20140240059 | INTEGRATED RECEIVE FILTER INCLUDING MATCHED BALUN - A duplexer includes a transmit filter and an integrated receive filter configured to filter a receive signal from an antenna. The integrated receive filter includes a receive filter portion having multiple acoustic resonator filter elements and a matched balun configured to convert a single-ended input signal, received at a single-ended input of the matched balun from a single-ended output of the receive filter portion, to a differential output signal. The matched balun being is located in place of a phase matching inductor of the receive filter portion, eliminating need for the phase matching inductor of the receive filter portion and a phase matching inductor of the matched balun. Impedance at the single-ended input of the matched balun includes a complex conjugate of impedance at the single-ended output of the receive filter portion. | 08-28-2014 |
Tao Ye, San Diego, CA US
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20100133118 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS OF DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided systems for detecting hybridization of nucleic acids using electrochemical methods having improved sensitivity. Such systems include an electrode having a variably charged oligonucleotide probe and a redox probe. In some embodiments, the systems may further include a binding nexus having an immobilized reporter oligonucleotide probe, which hybridizes to a target nucleic acid sequence. The reporter oligonucleotide probe may be naturally charged, uncharged, or either partially negatively or positively charged. Further provided are methods for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid sequence of interest in a sample. | 06-03-2010 |
Ting Tina Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20080269774 | Intracorporeal Grasping Device - An intracorporeal grasping device includes a tubular member for entering a lumen of a human body and the tube member having a distal end portion. An elongated core member is disposed with the interior cavity of the tubular member for rotational or slidably movement within the tubular member and the elongated core member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongated core member comprises a uniform diameter tube having some flexibility at the proximal end portion and greater flexibility while along a longitudinal axis in a direction towards the distal end portion; and a grasping configuration is provided for capturing an object (e.g., clot or debris) therein and the assembly may have a proximal end secured to the distal end of the elongated core member. The configuration has an expanded and contracted configuration, and distal sections configured to grasp an object. The grasping configuration may be formed by at least one movable jaw attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member and a length portion of the distal end portion of the tube member. The grasping configuration may include unitarily formed plurality of movable jaws attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member. Further, the grasping configuration may be formed by a plurality of loop members attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member. Further, the grasping configuration may be formed by at least one spiral member having a distal tip for penetrating an object to be removed from a human body lumen. The device has the spiral member provided at the distal end portion of the elongated core member. The grasping configuration can be formed by at least one web member for retaining an object to be removed from a human body lumen, the web member being provided at the distal end portion of the elongated core member. | 10-30-2008 |
20090318947 | System and method for delivering and deploying an occluding device within a vessel - A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving a first end of the occluding device, a proximally positioned retaining member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned. The elongated flexible member may be a integral portion formed thereof that form a coil portion. | 12-24-2009 |
20100145311 | CATHETER SHAFT WITH IMPROVED MANIFOLD BOND - A catheter shaft with an improved manifold bond and methods for making and using the same. The catheter shaft may include a sleeve disposed, for example, near its proximal end. The sleeve may include a first layer that is attached to the catheter shaft and a second layer to which a hub or manifold may be attached. | 06-10-2010 |
20100331853 | INTRACORPOREAL GRASPING DEVICE - An intracorporeal grasping device includes a tubular member for entering a lumen of a human body and the tubular member having a distal end portion. An elongated core member is disposed within the interior cavity of the tubular member for rotational or slidable movement within the tubular member and the elongated core member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongated core member includes a grasping configuration for capturing an object (e.g., clot or debris) therein. | 12-30-2010 |
20110166592 | FLEXIBLE VASCULAR OCCLUDING DEVICE - A vascular occluding device for modifying blood flow in a vessel, while maintaining blood flow to the surrounding tissue. The occluding device includes a flexible, easily compressible and bendable occluding device that is particularly suited for treating aneurysms in the brain. The neurovascular occluding device can be deployed using a micro-catheter. The occluding device can be formed by braiding wires in a helical fashion and can have varying lattice densities along the length of the occluding device. The occluding device could also have different lattice densities for surfaces on the same radial plane. | 07-07-2011 |
20110238041 | VARIABLE FLEXIBILITY CATHETER - A multi-layered catheter is provided, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough. The catheter can have various sections of different flexibility extending distally along the length of the catheter. The catheter can have four layers along a proximal portion, and three layers along a distal portion. In some embodiments, the layers can comprise at least a stainless steel coil and a stainless steel braid. The catheter can exhibit both flexibility as well as kink resistance. | 09-29-2011 |
20120323189 | CATHETER SHAFT WITH IMPROVED MANIFOLD BOND - A catheter shaft with an improved manifold bond and methods for making and using the same. The catheter shaft may include a sleeve disposed, for example, near its proximal end. The sleeve may include a first layer that is attached to the catheter shaft and a second layer to which a hub or manifold may be attached. | 12-20-2012 |
20130172925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND DEPLOYING AN OCCLUDING DEVICE WITHIN A VESSEL - A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned. The elongated flexible member may be a integral portion formed thereof that form a coil portion. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND DEPLOYING AN OCCLUDING DEVICE WITHIN A VESSEL - A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving a first end of the occluding device, a proximally positioned retaining member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned. | 07-04-2013 |
20140074149 | FLEXIBLE VASCULAR OCCLUDING DEVICE - A vascular occluding device for modifying blood flow in a vessel, while maintaining blood flow to the surrounding tissue. The occluding device includes a flexible, easily compressible and bendable occluding device that is particularly suited for treating aneurysms in the brain. The neurovascular occluding device can be deployed using a micro-catheter. The occluding device can be formed by braiding wires in a helical fashion and can have varying lattice densities along the length of the occluding device. The occluding device could also have different lattice densities for surfaces on the same radial plane. | 03-13-2014 |
Weifeng Ye, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090107626 | ADHESION IMPROVEMENT OF DIELECTRIC BARRIER TO COPPER BY THE ADDITION OF THIN INTERFACE LAYER - Embodiments described herein provide a method of processing a substrate. The method includes depositing an interface adhesion layer between a conductive material and a dielectric material such that the interface adhesion layer provides increased adhesion between the conductive material and the dielectric material. In one embodiment a method for processing a substrate is provided. The method comprises depositing an interface adhesion layer on a substrate comprising a conductive material, exposing the interface adhesion layer to a nitrogen containing plasma, and depositing a dielectric layer on the interface adhesion layer after exposing the interface adhesion layer to the nitrogen containing plasma. | 04-30-2009 |
20120276301 | ADHESION IMPROVEMENT OF DIELECTRIC BARRIER TO COPPER BY THE ADDITION OF THIN INTERFACE LAYER - Embodiments described herein provide a method of processing a substrate. The method includes depositing an interface adhesion layer between a conductive material and a dielectric material such that the interface adhesion layer provides increased adhesion between the conductive material and the dielectric material. In one embodiment a method for processing a substrate is provided. The method comprises depositing an interface adhesion layer on a substrate comprising a conductive material, exposing the interface adhesion layer to a nitrogen containing plasma, and depositing a dielectric layer on the interface adhesion layer after exposing the interface adhesion layer to the nitrogen containing plasma. | 11-01-2012 |
20120289049 | COPPER OXIDE REMOVAL TECHNIQUES - A method for the removal of copper oxide from a copper and dielectric containing structure of a semiconductor chip is provided. The copper and dielectric containing structure may be planarized by chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and treated by the method to remove copper oxide and CMP residues. Annealing in a hydrogen (H | 11-15-2012 |
Wu Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20130097598 | PROCESSOR WITH DEDICATED VIRTUAL FUNCTIONS AND DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONAL RESOURCES - In one embodiment, a processor comprises a plurality of hardware resources, each hardware resource having a clock cycle. The processor also comprises a plurality of work stores, each work store assigned into one of a plurality of virtual functions if a mode of the processor is set to a virtual function mode, and each work store assigned into one physical function if the mode of the processor is set to a physical function mode. The processor further comprises dispatch logic configured to dispatch work from any work store corresponding to any virtual function or physical function to any released hardware resources. | 04-18-2013 |
Xiangchun Ye, San Ramon, CA US
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20120025954 | System and method for data management in automated biological instruments - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing includes sensing radio frequency identifier tags (RFIDs) and the output includes writing to RFID tags. This allows the automated slide processing device to read RFID tags on chemical reagent containers, specimen slides, and slide processing modules. The information on the RFID tags can be used to program the automated slide processing device for a slide processing run, add new slide processing protocols, and determine what chemical reagents are available and where each chemical reagent containers is located. | 02-02-2012 |
20120028298 | System and method for automated tissue slide processing and data management - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing may include sensing radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). The output includes arm movements, the acquisition and delivery of reagents. A control program runs on a computer system for controlling the robotic arm. The robotic arm delivers reagents to individual slide modules that each feature a controllable heating element and a controllable chamber unit that can form a small chamber on the top of a slide for retaining chemical reagents. | 02-02-2012 |
Xiang-Rong Ye, San Diego, CA US
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20080220244 | Supercritical Fluids in the Formation and Modification of Nanostructures and Nanocomposites - Embodiments of nanostructures and nanocomposites and embodiments of methods for forming and modifying these nanostructures and nanocomposites are disclosed. The methods can include transporting a metal, metallic compound or precursor to a surface of a nanostructure substrate in a carrier while the carrier is in supercritical fluid form. Embodiments of the disclosed methods can be used to form catalytic structures, such as catalytic structures including nanostructure supports and catalytic metallic nanoparticles attached to the nanostructure supports. These catalytic structures are useful for catalyzing reactions in fuel cell applications, such as oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation reactions. Some of the disclosed nanostructures and nanocomposites include carbon nanotubes. | 09-11-2008 |
20090075157 | Carbon nanotube for fuel cell, nanocomposite comprising the same, method for making the same, and fuel cell using the same - Provided are aligned carbon nanotubes for a fuel cell having a large surface area, a nanocomposite that includes the aligned carbon nanotubes loaded with highly dispersed nanoparticles of a metallic catalyst, methods of producing the carbon nanotubes and the nanocomposite, and a fuel cell including the nanocomposite. In the nanocomposite, nanoparticles of the metallic catalyst are uniformly distributed on external walls of the nanotubes. A fuel cell including the nanocomposite exhibits better performance. | 03-19-2009 |
20140313639 | METHODS FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE FORMATION AND ANODE PRE-LITHIATION OF LITHIUM ION CAPACITORS - A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant current between the anode and the dopant source. A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant voltage across the anode and the dopant source. An energy storage device can include an anode having a lithium ion pre-doping level of about 60% to about 90%. | 10-23-2014 |
Xiaocong Michael Ye, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100081680 | N-SULFONAMIDO POLYCYCLIC PYRAZOLYL COMPOUNDS - The current invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formulae 1, 2, 3, and 4: | 04-01-2010 |
20100267747 | 5-(Arylsulfonyl)-Pyrazolopiperidines - The invention provides N-cyclic sulfonamido compounds of Formula I | 10-21-2010 |
20110178119 | Bridged N-Bicyclic Sulfonamido Inhibitors of Gamma Secretase - The invention provides N-bicyclic sulfonamido compounds of Formula (I) wherein A is as described in the specification and R | 07-21-2011 |
20110207716 | INHIBITORS OF POLO-LIKE KINASE - The present invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): | 08-25-2011 |
20110212942 | INHIBITORS OF POLO-LIKE KINASE - The present invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): | 09-01-2011 |
20120115848 | Inhibitors of Polo-Like Kinase - The present invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): | 05-10-2012 |
20130231335 | INHIBITORS OF POLO-LIKE KINASE - The present invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): | 09-05-2013 |
Ying Ye, Pleasanton, CA US
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20120172486 | Wettable Hydrogel Materials For Use In Ophthalmic Applications And Methods - A contact lens is provided that has extended and rechargeable wettability. The contact lens includes a lens body that is a reaction product of a polymerizable composition. A first polyhydric alcohol having a 1,2 diol or 1,3 diol moiety is present on a lens surface of the lens body. A contact lens package including the contact lens, and methods of producing and using the contact lens, are also provided. | 07-05-2012 |
Ying Ye, Mountain View, CA US
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20080240020 | Routing support in heterogeneous communications networks - A device comprises a first binding unit which provides for a binding to a first tunnelling server using a first protocol, a second binding unit which provides for a binding to a second tunnelling server using a second protocol different from the first protocol, and an authorizing unit which causes the first or second binding unit to provide the binding. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247407 | COMBINED SCHEDULING AND NETWORK CODING FOR WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS - An architecture by which combined scheduling and network coding can be used in mesh networks, and more particularly wireless mesh networks. In various embodiments, this architecture includes a scheduling MAC protocol for scheduling nodes in the mesh network in order to take advantage of network coding opportunities. The schedule takes advantage of these opportunities by assigning a gain to transmit packets based upon the number of packets that are transmitted concurrently and choosing a schedule which minimizes the gain over the scheduling horizon. Regarding the assigned gain, in one embodiment this value is one for basic non-encoded operations and two or more for encoded operations. A scheduling MAC protocol is also used to announce and arbitrate network coding opportunities by indicating which packets (as characterized by their transmission slot) are to be encoded with each other. | 10-09-2008 |
Ying Ye, Irvine, CA US
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20120194779 | Materials For Use In Ophthalmic Applications And Methods - A lens body comprising at least one form of boronic acid, boronic ester or boronic anhydride is provided. The lens body is contacted with a solution comprising at least one form of TRIS. A contact lens package including the contact lens, and methods of producing and using the contact lens, are also provided. | 08-02-2012 |
20140066495 | TRANSMUCOSAL ADMINISTRATION OF TAXANES - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for delivering an active agent taxane through transmucosal administration, more particularly through the buccal mucosa or sublingual mucosa. The present invention provides a method for treating cancer by buccal or sublingual administration of the pharmaceutical composition to a subject. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a taxane, a non-ionic surfactant, a viscosity enhancing agent, an adhesive agent, and an alcohol solvent at pH 4-6. | 03-06-2014 |
20140174962 | Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses For Sustained Release Of Beneficial Polymers - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising an ionic component sustain release of beneficial cationic polymers. | 06-26-2014 |
20140178327 | Antimicrobial Ophthalmic Devices - Antimicrobial ophthalmic devices such as contact lenses, ocular inserts, ocular bandages, and intraocular lenses comprise a hydrogel and an antimicrobially-effective amount of epsilon polylysine non-covalently attached to the hydrogel. | 06-26-2014 |
Yinghua Ye, Mountain View, CA US
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20090154431 | MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL FOR XOR-ED PACKETS - Various example embodiment are disclosed. An example embodiment may include sending, by a relay node in a wireless network, a ready to send message to a plurality of wireless nodes. The ready to send message may indicate access channels for each of the wireless nodes to send clear to send messages. This example may also include receiving, via the indicated access channels for sending the clear to send messages, the clear to send messages from each of the wireless nodes. This example may also include sending an XOR-ed packet to the wireless nodes in response to receiving the clear to send messages. The XOR-ed packet may indicate access channels for each of the wireless nodes to send acknowledgment messages. An example may also include receiving, via the indicated access channels for sending the acknowledgment messages, the acknowledgment messages from each of the wireless nodes | 06-18-2009 |
20100322212 | Optimization in heterogeneous networks - A heterogeneous wireless communication network includes a home access network with a home network characteristic and a home network policy, and a visiting access network with a visiting network characteristic and a visiting network policy. A packet data node gateway is adapted to communicate with the home access network and the visiting access network over a first communication path. An out-of-band communication path substantially separate from the first communication path is adapted to carry the visiting network policy from the visiting access network to the packet data node gateway. When the terminal is handed off from the home network to the visiting network, the packet data node gateway retrieves the visiting network policy, and the terminal accesses the visiting network over the first communication path using the visiting network policy. | 12-23-2010 |
Yinghua Ye, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120093074 | Local breakout with local gateway for mobile users - A user equipment UE context is stored in a local memory including a session context for a breakout data session. The session context comprises a source internet protocol IP address, a destination IP address, an identifier of a former local breakout gateway LBGW and an identifier of a new LBGW. The former LBGW receives first traffic originating from the destination IP address and addressed to the source IP address, and uses the session context to forward the first traffic from the former LBGW to the new LBGW via a first tunnel. There is thus a globally routable IP address for the session context that need not change when the UE moves from one LBGW to another. Embodiments are detailed for routing through more than two LBGWs, and for when the UE initiates another breakout data session on the new LBGW ion addition to the aforesaid breakout data session. | 04-19-2012 |
20130337778 | NEIGHBOUR CELL RELATION - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved neighbour cell relation, in particular in multi mobile network operator environments. A network entity ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140025781 | Techniques to Support Selective Mobile Content Optimization - A method performed at an apparatus includes receiving a request for media content corresponding to a user equipment; requesting and receiving some of the media content from a server; and if the requested media content should not be optimized, sending, through the network toward the user equipment, information that causes a node to direct additional requests from the user equipment for the media content through the network toward the server without passing through the apparatus. Another method includes receiving a redirect message comprising an indication corresponding to a location of media content and comprising a tag indicating the redirect message should cause a first apparatus to redirect requests from a user equipment for the media content to a server having the media content without passing through a second apparatus; and for requests received from the user equipment and corresponding to the indication, forwarding requests through the network toward the server. | 01-23-2014 |
20140026169 | Content Optimization Based On Real Time Network Dynamics - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for adaptive content optimization based on real time network dynamics including at least a network load (congestion) status on a cell/access point (eNB) level and a UE subscription status. A network element of a network core such as PGW of an EPC can determine a load status of at least one access point (eNB,) using one of the two approaches described herein, and/or subscription information for one or more UEs served by the eNB. The EPC can enhance the existing protocol between the EPC and MCO by providing real time serving eNB load information and/or the UE subscription status along with a mobile content (e.g., video) request from a UE wirelessly communicating with the serving eNB to the MCO. This will allow the MCO to provide the mobile content (including bandwidth) sent to the UE. | 01-23-2014 |
20140126373 | DYNAMIC TRAFFIC OFFLOADING - Data services may be enhanced by mitigating the need for unplanned core network capacity expansion or network element upgrades and reconfiguration, by offloading data to an alternative network, such as Exchange Point (IXP) or other operator network. A method can include monitoring a status of a transit network. The method can also include offloading traffic to the transit network from a transport network when a predetermined condition is met. The predetermined condition includes the status of the transit network indicating that the transit network is operational. | 05-08-2014 |
Yinyu Ye, Menlo Park, CA US
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20090099955 | Convex parimutuel contingent claim market mechanism - A convex paramutuel call auction implemented at a central market organizer computer includes receiving orders from market participants, calculating a quantity of accepted bids for each of the orders, and communicating to the participants the calculated quantity of accepted bids for each of the orders. Each order includes a specification by a participant of contingent claims on outcomes of a future event, a limit bid price, and a limit bid quantity. The calculation involves maximizing an objective function given by an approximate profit to the market organizer plus a weighted logarithmic penalty function. Because the formulation is convex, the solution may be computed in polynomial time using standard techniques, such as a path-following algorithm. | 04-16-2009 |
20120310691 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Vehicle Resource Allocation and Routing Solutions - A computer system for allocating and routing a plurality of servicing objects within a map of a region such that work load is balanced across the plurality of servicing objects is provided. The system formulates a model for allocating and routing the plurality of servicing objects in the region. The model comprises a distance matrix based upon a first plurality of segments or a second plurality of intersections in the map. The memory stores instructions for partitioning the map into a plurality of disjoint contiguous sub-regions in view of the distance matrix using an equitable convex region partition algorithm. The memory further stores instructions for calculating a corresponding tour graph for each sub-region in the plurality of sub-regions, where, for each respective sub-region in the plurality of sub-regions, a servicing object in the plurality of servicing objects is assigned to the tour graph that corresponds to the respective sub-region. | 12-06-2012 |
Yuguo Ye, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110090968 | Low-Cost Video Encoder - A method for encoding a new unit of video data includes: (1) incrementally, in raster order, decoding blocks within a search window of a unit of encoded reference video data into a reference window buffer, and (2) encoding, in raster order, each block of the new unit of video data based upon a decoded block of the reference window buffer. A system for encoding a new unit of video data includes a reference window buffer, a decoding subsystem, and an encoding subsystem. The decoding subsystem is configured to incrementally decode, in raster order, blocks within a search window of a unit of encoded reference video data into the reference window buffer. The encoding subsystem is configured to encode, in raster order, each block of the new unit of video data based upon a decoded block of the reference window buffer. | 04-21-2011 |
Zheng John Ye, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120043023 | SYMMETRIC VHF SOURCE FOR A PLASMA REACTOR - The disclosure pertains to a capactively coupled plasma source in which VHF power is applied through an impedance-matching coaxial resonator having a folded structure and symmetrical power distribution. | 02-23-2012 |
20120069174 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING THERMAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for analyzing thermal properties of bonding materials within a composite structure. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for analyzing thermal property of a bonding material within a structure. The apparatus comprises a structure support having a supporting surface configured to support the structure, a heat source configured to direct a heat flux to the structure supported by the supporting surface of the structure support, and a camera facing the structure supported on the structure support and configured to capture thermal images of the structure supported on the structure support. | 03-22-2012 |
20140209027 | SHOWERHEAD HAVING A DETACHABLE GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE - Embodiments of showerheads having a detachable gas distribution plate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead for use in a semiconductor processing chamber may include a base having a first side and a second side; a gas distribution plate disposed proximate the second side of the base; a clamp disposed about a peripheral edge of the gas distribution plate to removably couple the gas distribution plate to the base; and a thermal gasket disposed between the base and gas distribution plate. | 07-31-2014 |
20150075719 | SYMMETRIC VHF SOURCE FOR A PLASMA REACTOR - The disclosure pertains to a capacitively coupled plasma source in which VHF power is applied through an impedance-matching coaxial resonator having a symmetrical power distribution. | 03-19-2015 |
Zhifei Ye, Fremont, CA US
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20100144160 | PLASMA REACTOR SUBSTRATE MOUNTING SURFACE TEXTURING - The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for providing necessary capacitive decoupling to a large area substrate in a plasma reactor. One embodiment of the invention provides a substrate support for using in a plasma reactor comprising an electrically conductive body has a top surface with a plurality of raised areas configured for contacting a back surface of a large area substrate, and the plurality of raised areas occupy less than about 50% of the surface area of the top surface. | 06-10-2010 |
Zhihai Ye, San Ramon, CA US
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20100267049 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for detecting the presence of one or more analytes in a sample are described. In some variations, a test strip may be used to detect and/or analyze one or more analytes in a sample. In certain variations, a test strip configured to receive a sample for detection of an analyte therein may comprise a substrate and a coating on a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising a combination of a first analyte capture agent configured to bind to a first analyte and a second analyte capture agent configured to bind to a second analyte that is different from the first analyte. | 10-21-2010 |
20110076781 | EXPANDING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF A TEST STRIP - The present invention provides a test strip with an expanded dynamic range for performing an assay to determine the presence of, or measure the quantity of, an analyte in a sample. It also provides methods for determining the presence of, or measuring the quantity of, an analyte in a sample, and for detecting a prozone sample. | 03-31-2011 |
Zhiyuan Ye, San Jose, CA US
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20110124169 | METHODS OF SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING AN EPITAXIAL LAYER - Methods for selectively depositing an epitaxial layer are provided herein. In some embodiments, providing a substrate having a monocrystalline first surface and a non-monocrystalline second surface; exposing the substrate to a deposition gas to deposit a layer on the first and second surfaces, the layer comprising a first portion deposited on the first surfaces and a second portion deposited on the second surfaces; and exposing the substrate to an etching gas comprising a first gas comprising hydrogen and a halogen and a second gas comprising at least one of a Group III, IV, or V element to selectively etch the first portion of the layer at a slower rate than the second portion of the layer. In some embodiments, the etching gas comprises hydrogen chloride (HCl) and germane (GeH | 05-26-2011 |
20110209660 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES - Methods and apparatus for deposition processes are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus may include a substrate support comprising a susceptor plate having a pocket disposed in an upper surface of the susceptor plate and having a lip formed in the upper surface and circumscribing the pocket, the lip configured to support a substrate on the lip; and a plurality of vents extending from the pocket to the upper surface of the susceptor plate to exhaust gases trapped between the backside of the substrate and the pocket when a substrate is disposed on the lip. Methods of utilizing the inventive apparatus for depositing a layer on a substrate are also disclosed. | 09-01-2011 |
20110277934 | METHODS OF SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING AN EPITAXIAL LAYER - Apparatus for selectively depositing an epitaxial layer are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate may include a process chamber having a substrate support disposed therein; a deposition gas source coupled to the process chamber; an etching gas source coupled to the process chamber, the etching gas source including a hydrogen and halogen gas source and a germanium gas source; an energy control source to maintain the substrate at a temperature at up to 600 degrees Celsius; and an exhaust system coupled to the process chamber to control the pressure in the process chamber. | 11-17-2011 |
20110306186 | METHODS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONING OF PROCESS CHAMBERS - Methods for removing residue from interior surfaces of process chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of conditioning interior surfaces of a process chamber may include maintaining a process chamber at a first pressure and at a first temperature of less than about 800 degrees Celsius; providing a process gas to the process chamber at the first pressure and the first temperature, wherein the process gas comprises chlorine and nitrogen to remove residue disposed on interior surfaces of the process chamber; and increasing the pressure in the process chamber from the first pressure to a second pressure while continuing to provide the process gas to the process chamber. | 12-15-2011 |
20120103263 | PRE-HEAT RING DESIGNS TO INCREASE DEPOSITION UNIFORMITY AND SUBSTRATE THROUGHPUT - Embodiments of the present invention generally relates to apparatus for use in film depositions. The apparatus generally include pre-heat rings adapted to be positioned in a processing chamber. In one embodiment, a pre-heat ring includes a ring having an inner edge and an outer edge. The outer edge has a constant radius. The inner edge is oblong-shaped and may have a first portion having a constant radius measured from a center of a circle defined by an outer circumference of the ring. A second portion may have a constant radius measured from a location other than the center of the outer circumference. In another embodiment, a processing chamber includes a pre-heat ring positioned around the periphery of a substrate support. The pre-heat ring includes an inner edge having a first portion, a second portion, and one or more linear portions positioned between the first portion and the second portion. | 05-03-2012 |
20120193623 | CARBON ADDITION FOR LOW RESISTIVITY IN SITU DOPED SILICON EPITAXY - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods of forming epitaxial layers and devices having epitaxial layers. The methods generally include forming a first epitaxial layer including phosphorus and carbon on a substrate, and then forming a second epitaxial layer including phosphorus and carbon on the first epitaxial layer. The second epitaxial layer has a lower phosphorus concentration than the first epitaxial layer, which allows for selective etching of the second epitaxial layer and undesired amorphous silicon or polysilicon deposited during the depositions. The substrate is then exposed to an etchant to remove the second epitaxial layer and undesired amorphous silicon or polysilicon. The carbon present in the first and second epitaxial layers reduces phosphorus diffusion, which allows for higher phosphorus doping concentrations. The increased phosphorus concentrations reduce the resistivity of the final device. The devices include epitaxial layers having a resistivity of less than about 0.381 milliohm-centimeters. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202338 | EPITAXY OF HIGH TENSILE SILICON ALLOY FOR TENSILE STRAIN APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods for forming silicon epitaxial layers on semiconductor devices. The methods include forming a silicon epitaxial layer on a substrate at increased pressure and reduced temperature. The silicon epitaxial layer has a phosphorus concentration of about 1×10 | 08-09-2012 |
20120272898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DELIVERY - Methods and apparatus for gas delivery are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system includes an ampoule for storing a precursor in solid or liquid form, a first conduit coupled to the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a first gas source to draw a vapor of the precursor from the ampoule into the first conduit, a second conduit coupled to the first conduit at a first junction located downstream of the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a second gas source and a second end coupled to a process chamber, and a heat source configured to heat the ampoule and at least a first portion of the first conduit from the ampoule to the second conduit and to heat only a second portion of the second conduit, wherein the second portion of the second conduit includes the first junction. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DELIVERY - Methods and apparatus for gas delivery are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system includes an ampoule for storing a precursor in solid or liquid form, a first conduit coupled to the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a first gas source to draw a vapor of the precursor from the ampoule into the first conduit, a second conduit coupled to the first conduit at a first junction located downstream of the ampoule and having a first end coupled to a second gas source and a second end coupled to a process chamber, and a heat source configured to heat the ampoule and at least a first portion of the first conduit from the ampoule to the second conduit and to heat only a second portion of the second conduit, wherein the second portion of the second conduit includes the first junction. | 11-01-2012 |
20130255784 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Gas delivery systems and methods of use thereof is provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas delivery system may include a first gas supply to provide a first gas along a first flow path; a flow divider disposed in the first flow path to divide the first flow path into a plurality of second flow paths leading to a plurality of corresponding gas delivery zones; and a plurality of second gas supplies respectively coupled to corresponding ones of the second flow paths to independently provide a second gas to respective ones of the plurality of second flow paths. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256760 | METHOD FOR FORMING GROUP III/V CONFORMAL LAYERS ON SILICON SUBSTRATES - A method for forming a conformal group III/V layer on a silicon substrate and the resulting substrate with the group III/V layers formed thereon. The method includes removing the native oxide from the substrate, positioning a substrate within a processing chamber, heating the substrate to a first temperature, cooling the substrate to a second temperature, flowing a group III precursor into the processing chamber, maintaining the second temperature while flowing a group III precursor and a group V precursor into the processing chamber until a conformal layer is formed, heating the processing chamber to an annealing temperature, while stopping the flow of the group III precursor, and cooling the processing chamber to the second temperature. Deposition of the III/V layer may be made selective through the use of halide gas etching which preferentially etches dielectric regions. | 10-03-2013 |
20130344688 | Atomic Layer Deposition with Rapid Thermal Treatment - Provided are methods and apparatus for atomic layer deposition of a film with rapid thermal treatment. Methods described can be used to convert an amorphous film to form an epitaxial film with rapid thermal treatment or to selectively deposit a film on a portion of a substrate. A thermal element in the apparatus is capable of globally or locally changing the temperature of the amorphous film or a portion of the amorphous film by temporarily rapidly raising the temperature of the amorphous film converting the film to an epitaxial film. | 12-26-2013 |
20140083450 | CHAMBER CLEAN WITH IN GAS HEATING SOURCE - Methods for conditioning interior surfaces of a process chamber are provided herein. In one embodiment a method of conditioning interior surfaces of a process chamber is provided. The method comprises maintaining a process chamber at a first pressure and at a first temperature of less than about 800 degrees Celsius, providing a process gas to the process chamber at the first pressure and the first temperature, wherein the process gas comprises chlorine (Cl | 03-27-2014 |
20140106547 | EPITAXY OF HIGH TENSILE SILICON ALLOY FOR TENSILE STRAIN APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods for forming silicon epitaxial layers on semiconductor devices. The methods include forming a silicon epitaxial layer on a substrate at increased pressure and reduced temperature. The silicon epitaxial layer has a phosphorus concentration of about 1×10 | 04-17-2014 |
20140137801 | EPITAXIAL CHAMBER WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FLOW INJECTION - Apparatus for processing a substrate in a process chamber are provided here. In some embodiments, a gas injector for use in a process chamber includes a first set of outlet ports that provide an angled injection of a first process gas at an angle to a planar surface, and a second set of outlet ports proximate the first set of outlet ports that provide a pressurized laminar flow of a second process gas substantially along the planar surface, the planar surface extending normal to the second set of outlet ports. | 05-22-2014 |
20140159112 | METHOD FOR FORMING GROUP III/V CONFORMAL LAYERS ON SILICON SUBSTRATES - A method for forming a conformal group III/V layer on a silicon substrate and the resulting substrate with the group III/V layers formed thereon. The method includes removing the native oxide from the substrate, positioning a substrate within a processing chamber, heating the substrate to a first temperature, cooling the substrate to a second temperature, flowing a group III precursor into the processing chamber, maintaining the second temperature while flowing a group III precursor and a group V precursor into the processing chamber until a conformal layer is formed, heating the processing chamber to an annealing temperature, while stopping the flow of the group III precursor, and cooling the processing chamber to the second temperature. Deposition of the III/V layer may be made selective through the use of halide gas etching which preferentially etches dielectric regions. | 06-12-2014 |
20140329376 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING METAMORPHIC HETEROEPI MATERIALS AND III-V CHANNEL STRUCTURES ON SI - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method of fabrication of a device structure comprising Group III-V elements on a substrate. A <111> surface may be formed on a substrate and a Group III-V material may be grown from the <111> surface to form a Group III-V device structure in a trench isolated between a dielectric layer. A final critical dimension of the device structure may be trimmed to achieve a suitably sized node structure. | 11-06-2014 |
20150020734 | STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED GAS ACTIVATION FOR CROSS-FLOW TYPE THERMAL CVD CHAMBER - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a processing apparatus having a preheat ring for preheating the process gas. The preheat ring is disposed on a ring support. The preheat ring may have a segment adjacent a process gas inlet. The segment includes a top surface, and the top surface includes features to increase the surface area. In one embodiment, the feature is a plurality of protrusions. In another embodiment, the feature is a plurality of linear fins. In another embodiment, the preheat ring includes a first sub ring and a second sub ring disposed on the first sub ring, wherein the features are located on one segment of the second sub ring. | 01-22-2015 |
Zhiyuan Ye, Cupertino, CA US
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20090093094 | Selective Formation of Silicon Carbon Epitaxial Layer - Methods for formation of epitaxial layers containing n-doped silicon are disclosed, including methods for the formation and treatment of epitaxial layers in semiconductor devices, for example, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) devices. Formation of the n-doped epitaxial layer involves exposing a substrate in a process chamber to deposition gases including a silicon source, a carbon source and an n-dopant source at a first temperature and pressure and then exposing the substrate to an etchant at a second higher temperature and a higher pressure than during deposition. | 04-09-2009 |
20090104739 | METHOD OF FORMING CONFORMAL SILICON LAYER FOR RECESSED SOURCE-DRAIN - Processes for non-selectively forming one or more conformal silicon-containing epitaxial layers on recess corners are disclosed. Specific embodiments pertain to the formation and treatment of epitaxial layers in semiconductor devices, for example, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) devices. In specific embodiments, the formation of a non-selective epitaxial layer involves exposing a substrate in a process chamber to deposition gases including a silicon source such as silane and a higher order silane, followed by heating the substrate to promote solid phase epitaxial growth. | 04-23-2009 |
20090215249 | METHOD OF FORMING AN EMBEDDED SILICON CARBON EPITAXIAL LAYER - Methods for forming embedded epitaxial layers containing silicon and carbon are disclosed. Specific embodiments pertain to the formation embedded epitaxial layers containing silicon and carbon on silicon wafers. In specific embodiments an epitaxial layer of silicon and carbon is non-selectively formed on a substrate or silicon wafer, portions of this layer are removed to expose the underlying substrate or silicon wafer, and an epitaxial layer containing silicon is formed on the exposed substrate or silicon wafers. In specific embodiments, gates are formed on the resulting silicon-containing epitaxial layers. | 08-27-2009 |
20100117154 | HIGHLY N-TYPE AND P-TYPE CO-DOPING SILICON FOR STRAIN SILICON APPLICATION - A semiconductor device includes a gate, a source region and a drain region that are co-doped to produce a strain in the channel region of a transistor. The co-doping can include having a source and drain region having silicon that includes boron and phosphorous or arsenic and gallium. The source and drain regions can include co-dopant levels of more than 10 | 05-13-2010 |
20100221902 | USE OF CL2 AND/OR HCL DURING SILICON EPITAXIAL FILM FORMATION - In a first aspect, a method of forming an epitaxial film on a substrate is provided. The method includes (a) providing a substrate; (b) exposing the substrate to a silicon source and a carbon source so as to form a carbon-containing silicon epitaxial film; (c) encapsulating the carbon-containing silicon epitaxial film with an encapsulating film; and (d) exposing the substrate to Cl2 so as to etch the encapsulating film. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 09-02-2010 |
20110230036 | USE OF CL2 AND/OR HCL DURING SILICON EPITAXIAL FILM FORMATION - In a first aspect, a method of forming an epitaxial film on a substrate is provided. The method includes (a) providing a substrate; (b) exposing the substrate to a silicon source and a carbon source so as to form a carbon-containing silicon epitaxial film; (c) encapsulating the carbon-containing silicon epitaxial film with an encapsulating film; and (d) exposing the substrate to Cl2 so as to etch the encapsulating film. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 09-22-2011 |
Zhuan Ye, Fremont, CA US
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20130034189 | HIGH-DENSITY MULTI-CHANNEL QAM MODULATOR USING AN IDFT/IFFT AND POLYPHASE FILTER BANK - Methods and apparatuses are provided for increasing the frequency resolution of a multi-channel QAM modulator and using a novel IDFT/IFFT and polyphase filter bank architecture to provide a more computationally efficient and high density multi-channel QAM modulator. The implementations of the improved multi-channel QAM modulator modulate QAM symbol streams onto respective carrier signals where the frequency of each carrier signal is an integer multiple of a fraction of the input sample rate of the respective QAM symbol stream. The modulated carriers are then combined using a novel IDFT/IFFT and polyphase filter bank architecture. | 02-07-2013 |
Zuochang Ye, Albany, CA US
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20090265150 | METHOD FOR REDUCING MODEL ORDER EXPLOITING SPARSITY - A method for reducing the order of system models exploiting sparsity is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method receives a system model having a first system order. The system model contains a plurality of system nodes, a plurality of system matrices. The system nodes are reordered and a reduced order system is constructed by a matrix decomposition (e.g., Cholesky or LU decomposition) on an expansion frequency without calculating a projection matrix. The reduced order system model has a lower system order than the original system model. | 10-22-2009 |