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Yu Zhou

Yu Zhou, San Francisco, CA US

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20100008978NANOPARTICLES EFFECTIVE FOR INTERNALIZATION INTO CELLS - This invention provides antibodies that have improved affinity for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In addition, this invention provides microparticles and nanoparticles comprising a plurality of EGFR affinity moieties that are effectively internalized by cells expressing an EGFR.01-14-2010
20100009390MUTANT ANTIBODIES WITH HIGH AFFINITY FOR EGFR - This invention provides antibodies that have improved affinity for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In addition, this invention provides microparticles and nanoparticles comprising a plurality of EGFR affinity moieties that are effectively internalized by cells expressing an EGFR.01-14-2010
20100297004HIGH AFFINITY ANTI-PROSTATE STEM CELL ANTIGEN (PSCA) ANTIBODIES FOR CANCER TARGETING AND DETECTION - The present invention provides novel high affinity antibodies and fragments thereof that bind to the cancer antigen PSCA. The antibodies of the present invention may be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, visualization, and the like. The present invention also provides methods for the detection, visualization, and treatment of various cancers expressing PSCA.11-25-2010
20130209481Anti-Tumor Antigen Antibodies and Methods of Use - Antibodies that bind to tumor associated antigen CD44 or to tumor associated antigen EphA2, are disclosed herein, as well as related compositions and methods of use. Methods of use encompass cancer therapies, diagnostics, and screening methods.08-15-2013
20150239983HIGH AFFINITY ANTI-PROSTATE STEM CELL ANTIGEN (PSCA) ANTIBODIES FOR CANCER TARGETING AND DETECTION - The present invention provides novel high affinity antibodies and fragments thereof that bind to the cancer antigen PSCA. The antibodies of the present invention may be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, visualization, and the like. The Present invention also provides methods for the detection, visualization, and treatment of various cancers expressing PSCA.08-27-2015
20150343081ANTI-EPHA2 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Antibodies that bind to tumor associated antigen CD44 or to tumor associated antigen EphA2, are disclosed herein, as well as related compositions and methods of use. Methods of use encompass cancer therapies, diagnostics, and screening methods.12-03-2015

Patent applications by Yu Zhou, San Francisco, CA US

Yu Zhou, Naperville, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100284395Method and apparatus for frame selection - To address the need for new techniques that are able to reduce delays in frame selection, a method such as that depicted in diagram 11-11-2010

Yu Zhou, Vernon Hills, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100106082IN SITU TUBING MEASUREMENTS FOR INFUSION PUMPS - An infusion pump uses sensors and a computer program to detect tubing in a tube-loading section of the pump. The pump and the computer program also measures one or more of the tubing outer diameter, outer circumference, inner diameter, inner circumference, and tubing wall thickness. The infusion pump utilizes proximity sensors, such as an ultrasonic sensor, a capacitive sensor, or even an air-in-line sensor to detect proximity between two infusion pump surfaces, such as the surfaces that clamp the tubing in the pump, to determine thickness. At least one of the clamping surfaces is equipped with sensors to indicate contact length of the tubing with the surface. Using these measurements, the tubing wall thickness and inner diameter can be determined. Knowing the actual tubing inner diameter, increased volumetric accuracy is possible, up to a three or four percent improvement over present measurements.04-29-2010
20100229978INFUSION PUMP ACTUATORS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL FLUID FLOWRATE - An infusion pump includes an actuator having an output shaft; a pump actuator having a length l09-16-2010
20120130676IN SITU TUBING MEASUREMENTS FOR INFUSION PUMPS - An infusion pump having a tubing clamping section including a movable and a stationary portion. The infusion pump includes at least one sensor for detecting a contact length of tubing within the movable and/or the stationary portion. The infusion pump includes a shuttle having a shuttle stationary and a shuttle moveable portion, and is configured to squeeze a length of the tubing between the shuttle portions. The infusion pump includes a motor connected to the shuttle moveable portion via a shaft. The motor moves the shuttle moveable portion towards and away from the shuttle stationary portion. The infusion pump includes a controller and an encoder that detects a position of the shaft. The controller converts the detected position into a travel distance of the shuttle moveable portion, and calculates a diameter and a thickness of the tubing based on the travel distance and the contact length of the tubing.05-24-2012

Patent applications by Yu Zhou, Vernon Hills, IL US

Yu Zhou, Dublin, CA US

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20080254325System for transferring metal to electronic energy - Disclosed are a device and method for generating electrical energy. The device has a fuel cell that converts hydrogen gas to electricity; and a fuel cartridge in fluid communication with the fuel cell and containing a fuel which reacts with water to form the hydrogen gas. The fuel comprises a solid metal or alloy, and the fuel cartridge is configured such that the rate of hydrogen gas generation decreases automatically without consuming electricity as demand for the hydrogen gas decreases.10-16-2008
20080271377Combination Metal-Based and Hydride-Based Hydrogen Sources and Processes for Producing Hydrogen - A metal based hydrogen source contains metal such as Al, Zn, Mg that can react with water to produce hydrogen gas, borohydride such as sodium borohydride, potassium borohydride etc, and hydroxides such as NaOH and KOH etc. The hydrogen generation follows the following processes: First, metal aluminum reacts with water and hydroxide to produce hydrogen gas an heat, at the same time, hydroxide, the stabilizer of sodium borohydride, is consumed; As sodium borohydride is de-stabilized by the consuming of sodium hydroxide, hydrogen gas is produced through hydrolysis reaction of borohydride. The hydrolysis reaction can be accelerated by utilizing the heat that comes from aluminum's reaction with water. At the same time, hydroxides are partly or completely eliminated from the byproduct. The hydrogen gas produced may be used for any purpose.11-06-2008
20090214904Integrated Fuel and Fuel Cell Device - Described here is a device for generating electrical current via an electrochemical fuel cell that consumes hydrogen. The described device may be entirely or partially self-contained or may be made up of cooperating components. The device comprises at least and fuel and fuel cell components and those components may be integrated. The fuel is selected to produce hydrogen suitable for use in a variety of fuel cell designs that utilize hydrogen to produce electrical current. The fuel cell, in some variations, produces water and that water may be returned to the selected fuel source to create a self-sustaining supply of hydrogen for the fuel cell under load. The fuel cell may also contain a system for controlling the amount of water produced by the fuel cell that gets delivered to the solid fuel.08-27-2009
20100012499FUEL CELL CHARGER - A method and apparatus is described for recharging a fuel used to produce hydrogen for a hydrogen consuming device. The fuel can be NaBH01-21-2010

Patent applications by Yu Zhou, Dublin, CA US

Yu Zhou, Shenzhen City CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303630METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK POWER FAILURE PROTECTION - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for hard disk power failure protection. The method includes receiving power from a battery through a battery power input wire when the hard disk drive is out of power, supplying battery power to the cache of the hard disk drive, and performing data protection for the cache. A wire of the hard disk interface (HDI) may be set as the battery power input wire, and the battery power voltage is less than or equal to the standard voltage of the wire used as the battery power input wire. The method can ensure cache data security and integrity with low cost and maintain compatibility with existing interface configurations.12-10-2009

Yu Zhou, Eindhoven NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274018RECORDING DEVICE AND RADIAL OFFSET CALIBRATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of calibrating a radial offset of an optical recorder after a recordable record carrier is inserted (11-05-2009

Yu Zhou, Bejing CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090121483METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATORS - Methods and systems for reducing heat loss in a generator system are provided. The generator system includes an electrical generator and a power converter. The method includes generating electricity in the generator at a first power factor and converting electricity in the converter at a second power factor in a first mode of operation and generating electricity in the generator at a third power factor wherein the third power factor is greater than the first power factor and converting electricity in the converter at a fourth power factor wherein the fourth power factor is less than the second power factor in a second mode of operation such that the power output of the generator system in the second mode of operation is substantially equal to the power output of the generator system in the first mode of operation and the generator currents are facilitated being reduced.05-14-2009

Yu Zhou, Kearny, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090026416PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING METAL BOROHYDRIDES - A process for synthesizing metal borohydride especially sodium borohydride directly from borax by the use of proton H at room temperature and pressure. Said process comprising the steps of: 01-29-2009

Yu Zhou, Tu-Cheng City TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019682Cutting shield machine - This present invention discloses a cutting shield machine used for separating iron shells of connectors from a metal strip. The cutting shield machine includes a worktable, a separation apparatus located in the worktable, a carrying apparatus located in the worktable delivering the metal strip into the separation apparatus, a receiving box located in the worktable for receiving the iron shells from the separation apparatus, a crossing apparatus and a driving apparatus located in the worktable. The separation apparatus has a prop stand located in the worktable, a rotating portion with a columned portion capable of rotation and a pole are fixed in the prop stand in sequence in the transmission direction of the metal strip. The metal strip passes from the top of the rotating portion and the bottom of the pole or from the bottom of the rotating portion and the bottom of the pole.01-22-2009

Yu Zhou, Hicksville, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080262345Image registration of multiple medical imaging modalities using a multiple degree-of-freedom-encoded fiducial device - Disclosed is a system and method for registering images from two medical imaging modalities in a six-degree-of-freedom coordinate space, for the purpose of providing real time registered imagery for optimization of medical procedures. The system and method uses fiducial that is visible to the first imager and in a fixed position and orientation relative to the second imager. The first imager may be an X-ray device such as a C-arm fluoroscope, and the second imager may be a Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) device.10-23-2008

Yu Zhou, New Bedford, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080226627Hn-33 Compositions and Methods - This application is based, inter alia, on the discovery of a binding interaction between the Hn-33 hemagglutinin polypeptide of the type A 09-18-2008

Yu Zhou, Chicago, IL US

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20110274566MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN MICROPUMP - A magnetically driven micropump for handling small fluid volumes. The micropump includes a first chamber and a second chamber. A flexible membrane being disposed between the first and second chambers. The flexible membrane being magnetically coupled to an actuator for displacing the membrane.11-10-2011

Yu Zhou, Beijing CN

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20120093283METHOD FOR PLACING A/D CONVERTER, FRONT-LIT DETECTOR AND CT APPARATUS - A front-lit detector includes a collimator, an X-ray to visible light converter configured to convert X-rays to visible light after the X-rays pass through the collimator to irradiate the X-ray to visible light converter, a visible light to analog signal converter configured to cover the visible light into analog signals, a substrate on which the visible light to analog signal converter is placed, and an A/D converter configured to convert the analog signals into digital signals.04-19-2012
20130018214CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR OLIGOMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE AND PROCESSES OF OLIGOMERIZATIONAANM Zheng; MingfangAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Zheng; Mingfang Beijing CNAANM Li; WeizhenAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Li; Weizhen Beijing CNAANM Wang; HuaijieAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Wang; Huaijie Beijing CNAANM Liu; JunAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Liu; Jun Beijing CNAANM Zhang; HaiyingAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Zhang; Haiying Beijing CNAANM Zhou; YuAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Zhou; Yu Beijing CNAANM Li; TonglinAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Li; Tonglin Beijing CNAANM Zhao; LanAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Zhao; Lan Beijing CNAANM Wang; JilongAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Wang; Jilong Beijing CNAANM Wu; HongfeiAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Wu; Hongfei Beijing CNAANM Piao; YulingAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Piao; Yuling Beijing CNAANM Sui; JunlongAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Sui; Junlong Beijing CN - The present invention provides a catalyst composition for the ethylene oligomerization, which comprises 2-imino-1,10-phenanthroline coordinated iron (II), cobalt (II) or nickel (II) chloride as main catalyst and triethylaluminum as cocatalyst. The present invention also provides a process for oligomerization of ethylene is provided, wherein a catalyst composition comprising 2-imino-1,10-phenanthroline coordinated iron (II), cobalt (II) or nickel (II) chloride as main catalyst and triethylaluminum as cocatalyst is used, and the molar ratio of aluminum in the cocatalyst to central metal in the main catalyst ranges from 30 to less than 200. According to the present invention, another process for oligomerization of ethylene is also provided, wherein a catalyst composition comprising 2-imino-1,10-phenanthroline coordinated iron (II), cobalt (II) or nickel (II) chloride as main catalyst and triethylaluminum as cocatalyst is used, and the temperature of ethylene oligomerization ranges from −10 to 19° C. According to the present invention, the price of cocatalyst i.e. triethylaluminum, is low, just a fraction of that of methylaluminoxane, the amount of cocatalyst is therefore significantly reduced, with the catalytic activity is still acceptable, thus the cost of ethylene oligomerization is significantly reduced. In view of both the catalytic activity and the cost, the present invention is highly applicable in industry.01-17-2013
20130267708N ORTHO ACYL SUBSTITUTED NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING AMINAL IRON (II) COMPLEXES THEREOF - Provided are a process for preparing an N ortho acyl substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound and an aminal iron (II) complex thereof, and the use of the complexes obtained by the process in an olefin oligomerization catalyst. The N ortho acyl substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound in the present invention is for example 2-acyl-1,10-phenanthroline or 2,6-diacetyl pyridine as shown in formula b, and the N ortho acyl substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound in the present invention is produced by a reaction of a precursor thereof in a substituted or unsubstituted nitrobenzene. Preferably the precursor shown in formula I in the present invention is produced by 1,10-phenanthroline reacting with trialkyl aluminum, or a halogenoalkyl aluminum R10-10-2013
20150369017EXPLORATION DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER THERETO - A drilling system, comprising: a plurality of drilling drive systems; a fracturing drive system; a centralized power supply system electrically coupled to said drilling drive systems and said fracturing drive system to supply power thereto; and a plurality of distributed power supply systems electrically coupled to said drilling drive systems to supply additional power thereto during peak loading of a respective one of the plurality of drilling drive systems.12-24-2015

Patent applications by Yu Zhou, Beijing CN

Yu Zhou, Shenzhen CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140001499LED MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE01-02-2014
20140368993USING SYNTHETIC SETAE ON MOBILE DEVICE HOUSING - Mobile computing device employing a synthetic setae member array to selectively secure the mobile computing device to extrinsic opposing surfaces by intermolecular forces. The synthetic setae member array is disposed on the exterior housing of the associated mobile computing device and reusable for adhering the device to various extrinsic opposing surfaces. The adhesion forces can be engaged when a user applies a pressure on the mobile device against an opposing surface. The mobile device can be removed from the opposing surface without damaging the opposing surface when subject to a life-off force. The extrinsic surfaces include hard surfaces commonly encountered in everyday life.12-18-2014

Yu Zhou, Yantai CN

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140206843Therapeutic TRAIL Fusion Protein and Preparation and Use Thereof - This invention relates to the biotechnology area, and provides a kind of TRAIL chimeric protein, DNA sequence encoding this chimeric protein, vectors comprising this DNA, host cells or transgenic animals that contain one of the vectors, and preparation methods for the said chimeric protein and its applications. The said TRAIL fusion protein from the N to C terminal comprises human leucine zipper sequence, human TRAIL protein, human TRAIL extracellular domain or a fragment thereof. The chimeric protein has significantly enhanced stability, prolonged half-life in animals, increased efficacy and thus has broad application future.07-24-2014

Yu Zhou, Shanghai CN

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20140355618SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING BOTH BULK STORAGE AND ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS - The invention provides a master MMC/SD apparatus for simultaneously supporting bulk storage and Ethernet communication, a slave MMC/SD apparatus for simultaneously supporting bulk storage and Ethernet communication, a system composed of these two apparatuses as well as a method of operating the system. The apparatuses, system and method which simultaneously support bulk storage and Ethernet communication and which are based on MMC/SD interface enable a master apparatus with MMC/SD interface to support network function while maintaining bulk storage function as well, thus greatly expanding applicable areas of such embedded terminal apparatus with the MMC/SD interface that has bulk storage function.12-04-2014
20150284331FLUORINE SUBSTITUTED CYCLIC AMINE COMPOUNDS AND PREPARATION METHODS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacotherapeutics, and in particular to compounds of general formula I, racemates, R-isomers, S-isomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and their mixtures, and the preparation methods thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compounds and uses thereof as an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor.10-08-2015

Yu Zhou, Middleton, WI US

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20150024373MICROFLUIDIC CHIP - A microfluidic chip orients and isolates components in a sample fluid mixture by two-step focusing, where sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a sample input channel in one direction, such that the sample fluid mixture becomes a narrower stream bounded by the sheath fluids, and by having the sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a second direction further downstream, such that the components are compressed and oriented in a selected direction to pass through an interrogation chamber in single file formation for identification and separation by various methods. The isolation mechanism utilizes external, stacked piezoelectric actuator assemblies disposed on a microfluidic chip holder, or piezoelectric actuator assemblies on-chip, so that the actuator assemblies are triggered by an electronic signal to actuate jet chambers on either side of the sample input channel, to jet selected components in the sample input channel into one of the output channels.01-22-2015
20150111196MICROFLUIDIC CHIP - A microfluidic chip orients and isolates components in a sample fluid mixture by two-step focusing, where sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a sample input channel in one direction, such that the sample fluid mixture becomes a narrower stream bounded by the sheath fluids, and by having the sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a second direction further downstream, such that the components are compressed and oriented in a selected direction to pass through an interrogation chamber in single file formation for identification and separation by various methods. The isolation mechanism utilizes external, stacked piezoelectric actuator assemblies disposed on a microfluidic chip holder, or piezoelectric actuator assemblies on-chip, so that the actuator assemblies are triggered by an electronic signal to actuate jet chambers on either side of the sample input channel, to jet selected components in the sample input channel into one of the output channels.04-23-2015

Yu Zhou, White Plains, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150073259SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CT-GUIDED NEEDLE BIOPSY - An image-guided system and method for performing needle biopsy on a moving lung nodule of a body is provided. CT images of the lung nodule are obtained to generate a motion model, based on which an optimal needle advancing path is determined. The motion of the lung nodule and the motion of a fiducial marker attached to the body are correlated. The motion of the fiducial marker is tracked and monitored by a camera to determine a position of the lung nodule based on the correlation. A time for advancing the needle is determined based on a motion attribute of the reference. The needle is advanced by a robotic needle manipulator at the predetermined time along the path to accomplish the needle placement.03-12-2015

Yu Zhou, Waunakee, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150114093MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FOCUSED ENERGY APPARATUS - An apparatus and method of identifying objects includes: a microfluidic chip in which are disposed a plurality of channels, the microfluidic chip including: a main fluid channel into which a sample fluid mixture of objects to be identified is introduced; a plurality of sheath fluid channels into which sheath fluids are introduced, the sheath fluids which orient the objects in the main fluid channel in a predetermined direction while still maintaining laminar flow in the main fluid channel; an interrogation apparatus which detects and interrogates the oriented objects in the main fluid channel; and a focused energy apparatus which performs an action on the objects.04-30-2015

Yu Zhou, Port Jefferson Station, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150216621IMAGE REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE MEDICAL IMAGING MODALITIES USING A MULTIPLE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM-ENCODED FIDUCIAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a system and method for registering images from two medical imaging modalities in a six-degree-of-freedom coordinate space, for the purpose of providing real time registered imagery for optimization of medical procedures. The system and method uses fiducial that is visible to the first imager and in a fixed position and orientation relative to the second imager. The first imager may be an X-ray device such as a C-arm fluoroscope, and the second imager may be a Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) device.08-06-2015

Yu Zhou, Issy Les Moulineaux FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150381661METHOD OF MANAGING ACCESS CONTROL IN A CLOUD NETWORK - A method which makes it possible to manage access control between a first entity and a second entity belonging to two security domains in a cloud network is disclosed. In one aspect the method comprises, if the entities belong to security domains implementing different access control policies, determining whether there exists a first access control rule between the first entity and a virtual entity within the security domain of the first entity, and a second access control second rule between the second entity and the virtual entity within the security domain of the second entity. If so, the method may comprise controlling access between the first and second entities as a function of the first and second rules.12-31-2015
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