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Benjamin Tang, San Gabriel, CA US
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20090261279 | VALVE ACTUATOR AND THROTTLE VALVE ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING THE SAME - Embodiments of a valve actuator are provided for adjusting the position of a main valve element in relation to the pressure of a fluid supplied by a supply duct. The valve actuator includes a housing, a control pressure valve disposed in the housing, and a piston slidably disposed in the housing and mechanically coupled to the main valve element. The housing has a control pressure chamber therein, which is configured to be fluidly coupled to the supply duct. The control pressure valve is configured to substantially impede fluid flow into the control pressure chamber until the fluid pressure within the supply duct surpasses a minimum actuation pressure. The piston normally resides in a first position and is configured to move toward a second position as the pressure within the control pressure chamber increases. | 10-22-2009 |
20120100024 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH PARTIAL UNLOADER FOR START-UP - A scroll compressor may be provided with a check valve interposed between a balance chamber and a discharge chamber. The check valve may allow balance chamber pressure to remain low during start-up of the compressor. Low balance chamber pressure may allow an orbiting scroll to remain unclamped to a fixed scroll thereby reducing torque required to initiate rotation of the orbiting scroll. After steady-state operational speed is reached the check valve may close and the scrolls may be clamped together to produce a desired steady-state operating condition for the compressor. | 04-26-2012 |
Benjamin Tang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
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20090146621 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CURRENT SENSING IN MUTUALLY COUPLED INDUCTORS - Methods and apparatus for current sensing in mutually coupled inductors according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a control system adapted to control current through the inductors and multiple current sensors connected to the control system. Each current sensor may comprise a series combination comprising a capacitor and a resistor. The series combination may be connected in parallel with one of the inductors, and may be adapted to generate branch inductor current signals according to a sensed current in the connected inductor. In addition, a coupling capacitor may be coupled between at least two of the current sensors to compensate a time constant of the current sensor for mutual coupling inductance between the inductors. | 06-11-2009 |
20110260537 | METHOD OF BALANCING CURRENT SUPPLIED TO A LOAD - A method of balancing current supplied by a plurality of regulators coupled to a load includes: measuring an average load current supplied by each regulator; determining an overall average current to be shared by the plurality of regulators; comparing each average load current with the overall average current to be shared by the plurality of regulators; and adjusting an output current of one or more of the plurality of regulators so that the plurality of regulators supply the same current to the load. | 10-27-2011 |
20120299150 | Power Semiconductor Module with Embedded Chip Package - A power semiconductor module includes a power semiconductor die, a metal substrate, a patterned metallization layer, a plurality of padless electrical connections, a plurality of vias and an inductor. The power semiconductor die has a top surface, an opposing bottom surface and a plurality of sides extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The metal substrate is attached to the bottom surface of the die. The patterned metallization layer is disposed above the top surface of the die. The plurality of padless electrical connections are at the top surface of the die and connect the patterned metallization layer to the die. The plurality of vias are disposed adjacent one or more of the sides of the die and electrically connected to the patterned metallization layer at a first end of the plurality of vias and to the metal substrate at a second end of the plurality of vias. | 11-29-2012 |
Bill R-S Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110299577 | DIFFERENTIAL DRIVER WITH COMMON MODE VOLTAGE TRACKING AND METHOD - In a transceiver, a transmitter circuit is provided substantially the same common-mode voltage regardless of whether the transceiver is in a transmitting or receiving mode. In one embodiment, the transmitter circuit includes a driver circuit which, in the transmission mode of the transceiver, drives an output differential signal, and which, in the receiving mode of the transceiver, provides a termination circuit for an input differential signal. A variable resistor is provided to connect between a supply voltage and the driver circuit, the resistance of the variable resistor is selected such that the common-mode voltage of the output differential signal of the transmission mode substantially equals the common-mode voltage in the input differential signal of the receiving mode. | 12-08-2011 |
Ching Chiang Tang, East Palo Alto, CA US
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20090186312 | Apparatus having rotating chains or rings for carrying vertically hanging trays - An apparatus for carrying a plurality of vertically hanging trays includes a vertical rotating means comprising a first pair of rotating chains carrying the plurality of trays at respective top bars thereof and a second pair of rotating chains coupled to each top bar through linking bars, the first and second pairs of rotating chains being operatively coupled. The apparatus may be used in a furnace, a cleaning apparatus and a combined furnace/cleaning apparatus as well as in medical and other applications. | 07-23-2009 |
Chuanbing Tang, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20110097559 | SUPRAMOLECULAR BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR SUB-MICRON LITHOGRAPHY - A polymeric composition and method of preparation for application in sub-micron lithography, comprising a blend of A-B and B′-C block, random, branched, or graft copolymers, where: (i) the B and B′ blocks or grafts have attractive supramolecular interactions characterized by a negative Flory-Huggins parameter; (ii) the composition exhibits a microphase-separated, three-domain morphology with A, C, and B/B′ domains comprised largely of A blocks or grafts, C blocks or grafts, and a mixture of B and B′ blocks or grafts, respectively. Long-range ordering of nanometer-scale domain features has been achieved in thin films of such supramolecular polymer blends, while avoiding macrophase separation. The strategy offers a diversity of morphologies for sub-micron lithographic applications in tandem with ease of chemical synthesis. | 04-28-2011 |
Danlu Tang, Cupertino, CA US
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20080250377 | CONDUCTIVE DOME PROBES FOR MEASURING SYSTEM LEVEL MULTI-GHZ SIGNALS - Methods and apparatus for accessing a high speed signal routed on a conductive trace on an internal layer of a printed circuit board (PCB) using high density interconnect (HDI technology) are provided. The conductive trace may be coupled to a microvia (μVia) having a conductive dome disposed above the outer layer pad of the μVia. In-circuit test (ICT) fixtures or high speed test probes may interface with the conductive dome to test the high speed signal with decreased reflection loss and other parasitic effects when compared to conventional test points utilizing plated through-hole (PTH) technology. | 10-09-2008 |
Diane L. Tang, Palo Alto, CA US
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20110131250 | Computer Systems and Methods for the Query and Visualization of Multidimensional Databases - In response to a user request, a computer generates a graphical user interface on a computer display. A schema information region of the graphical user interface includes multiple operand names, each operand name associated with one or more fields of a multi-dimensional database. A data visualization region of the graphical user interface includes multiple shelves. Upon detecting a user selection of the operand names and a user request to associate each user-selected operand name with a respective shelf in the data visualization region, the computer generates a visual table in the data visualization region in accordance with the associations between the operand names and the corresponding shelves. The visual table includes a plurality of panes, each pane having at least one axis defined based on data for the fields associated with a respective operand name. | 06-02-2011 |
20120072279 | Overlapping Experiments - User queries are received, with each query requesting a service from a server. Overlapping experiments are performed on at least a portion of the queries, with each experiment modifying one or more parameters associated with the queries or parameters associated with processing of the queries, and with the experiments organized into layers. Two or more experiments in different layers are allowed to be performed on the same query, and for any given layer, at most one experiment is allowed to be performed on the same query. | 03-22-2012 |
20120179713 | Computer Systems and Methods for the Query and Visualization of Multidimensional Databases - In response to a user request, a computer generates a graphical user interface on a computer display. A schema information region of the graphical user interface includes multiple operand names, each operand name associated with one or more fields of a multi-dimensional database. A data visualization region of the graphical user interface includes multiple shelves. Upon detecting a user selection of the operand names and a user request to associate each user-selected operand name with a respective shelf in the data visualization region, the computer generates a visual table in the data visualization region in accordance with the associations between the operand names and the corresponding shelves. The visual table includes a plurality of panes, each pane having at least one axis defined based on data for the fields associated with a respective operand name. | 07-12-2012 |
Donald Tang, Millbrae, CA US
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20120022257 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS - Disclosed is a method for preparing HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors which inhibit replication of HIV in HIV infected cells, and novel intermediate compounds used therein. | 01-26-2012 |
Feng Tang, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20110142350 | Image Analysis Method And System - A method and system for analyzing an image made up of a plurality of pixels includes identifying a subset of the pixels, and for each identified pixel a local patch of pixels surrounding the identified pixel is defined and the pixels in the local patch are grouped into bins. The local patch is divided into a plurality of sub-patches, and for each sub-patch the method includes determining how many pixels in each sub-patch fall into each of the bins to create an intermediate vector, and the intermediate vectors are concatenated to form a feature vector and describe the local patch. | 06-16-2011 |
Florence Hon Sheung Tang, Mountain View, CA US
Gary Tang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110184975 | INCORPORATED WEB PAGE CONTENT - Including search result based content in a webpage is disclosed. One or more search criteria and an indication that a search result based content associated with the search criteria is to be included in a web page are received. A computer script or code configured to enable the search result based content to be retrieved in accordance with the search criteria is generated automatically for the web page. | 07-28-2011 |
George Tang, Cupertino, CA US
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20090128184 | Testing High Frequency Signals on a Trace - A system, apparatus and method for testing and measuring high frequency signals on a trace is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a footprint is manufactured on a trace to allow the testing of a signal while reducing the amount of distortion caused by prior art structures and methods. The footprint is designed to reduce stub effects and capacitance on a signal being communicated on the trace. | 05-21-2009 |
Hairong Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110151590 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW-K DIELECTRIC REPAIR - A method, a system and a computer readable medium for integrated in-vacuo repair of low-k dielectric thin films damaged by etch and/or strip processing. A repair chamber is integrated onto a same platform as a plasma etch and/or strip chamber to repair a low-k dielectric thin film without breaking vacuum between the damage event and the repair event. UV radiation may be provided on the integrated etch/repair platform in any combination of before, after, or during the low-k repair treatment to increase efficacy of the repair treatment and/or stability of repair. | 06-23-2011 |
20150048514 | STACKED VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a stacked via having a top via structure and a bottom via structure. In one aspect, the bottom via structure includes a bottom dielectric layer and a bottom via extending through the bottom dielectric layer. The bottom via includes a bottom metal formed on the bottom dielectric layer, where the bottom via is substantially filled by a dielectric material. The top via structure includes a top dielectric layer over the bottom metal and a top via extending to a top plane of the bottom via in the top dielectric layer. The top via includes a top metal formed on the top dielectric layer, where the top metal is in electrical contact with the bottom metal at a peripheral area of the bottom via structure. | 02-19-2015 |
Hairong Tang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110162674 | IN-SITU PROCESS CHAMBER CLEAN TO REMOVE TITANIUM NITRIDE ETCH BY-PRODUCTS - Methods for removing titanium nitride etch by-products from process chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for the removal of titanium nitride hard mask etch by-products from a process chamber includes processing a substrate having a titanium nitride hard mask. A plasma is then formed from a cleaning gas comprising a chlorine (Cl | 07-07-2011 |
Heng Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110225477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACHIEVING HIGHER CODING RATE USING PARITY INTERLEAVING - The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for encoding data based on a run-length-limited code and an error correction code to provide codewords. The codewords include RLL-encoded data that are produced based on the RLL code, and parity information that are produced based on the error correction code. The parity information is interleaved among the RLL-encoded data. In one embodiment, the codeword is produced by separately producing the RLL-encoded data and the parity information, and interleaving the parity information among the RLL-encoded data. In one embodiment, the codeword is produced by producing the RLL-encoded data, and using erasure decoding to compute the parity information. | 09-15-2011 |
Henry Tang, Walnut Creek, CA US
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20090019441 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer program include receiving a request string, and mapping the received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. The received request string may be in the form of a JSP, a servlet, and remote Enterprise Java Bean calls. A user may be prompted to create rules for mapping of a received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. | 01-15-2009 |
20090070462 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A system and computer program for monitoring the performance of applications running on a server in a distributed computing environment includes prompting the user to select information for monitoring, monitoring application performance in accordance with the selected information, and making the monitored performance information available to the user. | 03-12-2009 |
20110276594 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer program include receiving a request string, and mapping the received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. The received request string may be in the form of a JSP, a servlet, and remote Enterprise Java Bean calls. A user may be prompted to create rules for mapping of a received request string to a distinguishable request string and a collapsible request string. | 11-10-2011 |
20120047255 | PROBLEM DETERMINATION IN DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - Problem determination in an enterprise computer system in a distributed environment is provided. Information is obtained regarding the enterprise applications, and high-level information is presented to a user, with one or more prompts provided to the user for more detailed information. In response to a request from a user for more detailed information about the application, more detailed information is provided to the user. Several levels of more detailed information about applications, including information as to individual threads, is available. The method also includes the steps of receiving instructions from an administrator to establish an account for a user, associating one or more servers with the account, and providing access to the corresponding user only to the associated servers. In the method, searches may be conducted for strings and requests, and identified strings and requests may be sorted by a variety of criteria. | 02-23-2012 |
Hong X. Tang, Pasadena, CA US
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20080216583 | Detection of Resonator Motion Using Piezoresistive Signal Downmixing - A system containing a micro-mechanical or nano-mechanical device and a method of operating the same is provided. The device includes a resonator and a piezoresistive element connected to the resonator. The method includes AC biasing the piezoresistive element at a first frequency, driving the resonator at a second frequency different from the first frequency, and detecting a mechanical response of the resonator at one or both of a difference frequency and a sum frequency of the first and second frequencies. | 09-11-2008 |
Hongxin Tang, Walnut, CA US
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20090288825 | Surfactant method for improved oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs - A method to enhance oil recovery from a subterranean reservoir, the reservoir being accessible via a production well. The method includes injecting a surfactant solution that includes surfactants into the production well. The surfactant solution selected to increase an oil-to-water ratio of oil recovery from a porous matrix portion of the reservoir. The method also includes injecting a well-servicing volumetric solution into the production well to perform a second well treatment process. The second well treatment process is selected from the group consisting of a scale inhibition squeeze process, a well acidizing process, a chemical process to reduce water production rate, an acid fracturing process, and a hydraulic fracturing process. In the method, the surfactant solution and the second well treatment solution are injected into the production well within less than about six months of one another. | 11-26-2009 |
20140305649 | Submicron particles surfactant method for improved oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs - Methods of stimulating a well comprising providing a stimulation fluid comprising at least one surfactant and submicron particles, the submicron particles having a particle size between about 200 nm and about 800 nm and a specific surface area greater than about 5 square meters per gram; and introducing the stimulation fluid into a wellbore. Additional methods to enhance oil recovery from subterranean reservoirs accessible via a well are described. | 10-16-2014 |
20150075798 | HYDROCARBON RECOVERY DISPERSIONS - Compositions and dispersions comprising hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide (HMPAM) or associative polymers and small particles useful in hydrocarbon recovery and enhanced oil recovery processes using the same. Non-limiting embodiments include those using metal oxide small particles, including fumed silica having primary particles in the nanoparticle size range. | 03-19-2015 |
Hsinyi Yvette Tang, Castro Valley, CA US
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20090104664 | Use of Molecular chaperones for the enhanced production of secreted, recombinant proteins in mammalian cells - The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein. | 04-23-2009 |
20120009670 | Use of Molecular Chaperones for the Enhanced Production of Secreted, Recombinant Proteins in Mammalian Cells - The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein. | 01-12-2012 |
20130189776 | Use of Molecular Chaperones for the Enhanced Production of Secreted, Recombinant Proteins in Mammalian Cells - The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein. | 07-25-2013 |
20130330819 | Use of Molecular Chaperones for the Enhanced Production of Secreted, Recombinant Proteins in Mammalian Cells - The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330820 | Use of Molecular Chaperones for the Enhanced Production of Secreted, Recombinant Proteins in Mammalian Cells - The present invention relates to a method for increased production of a secreted, recombinant protein product through the introduction of molecular chaperones in a mammalian host cell. The present invention also relates to a mammalian host cell with enhanced expression of a secreted recombinant protein product by coexpressing at least one chaperone protein. | 12-12-2013 |
Hsiu-Kheurn Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110270671 | Predicting number of selections of advertisement using hierarchical Bayesian model - A predetermined distribution type of a number of selections of an advertisement within a predetermined time period for a predetermined phrase and having a predetermined advertisement location is specified. A parameterization of a mean of the predetermined distribution type is also specified. The mean is determined using a hierarchical Bayesian model, based on the predetermined distribution type, the parameterization, and historical data regarding a number of actual selections of the advertisement for each of a number of phrases similar to the predetermined phrase. The mean corresponds to an average number of selections of the advertisement within the predetermined time period for the predetermined phrase and having the predetermined advertisement location, as predicted by the model. | 11-03-2011 |
Hsiu-Khuern Tang, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100161388 | DETERMINING A DEMAND FUNCTION FOR AN ITEM - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for determining a demand function for an item. For example, the method includes determining a first estimate of the demand function for the item by utilizing a first auction having a first set of auction parameters. Additionally, the method includes determining a second estimate of the demand function for the item by utilizing a second auction using auction data from the first auction. The second auction has a second set of auction parameters based on the first estimate of the demand function. | 06-24-2010 |
Hsiu-Khuern Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110218955 | Evaluation of Client Status for Likelihood of Churn - System, including method, apparatus, and computer-readable media, for evaluating client status for a likelihood of churn. Client data may be received, with the client data representing events from a set of different event types performed by clients. Parameters of a statistical model that describes client behavior may be estimated using a computer and based on the client data. A churn type of event may be encoded in the statistical model as an absorbing state of a stochastic process, with a time of transition to the absorbing state modeled as being infinite. At least one of the parameters may correspond to the churn type of event. A likelihood of churn may be calculated for a plurality of the clients at one or more time points using the statistical model and its estimated parameters. | 09-08-2011 |
20120330881 | Evaluation of Next Actions by Customers - System, including method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage media, for evaluating probabilities of next actions by customers to permit selective customer targeting. Customer data ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130124258 | Methods and Systems for Identifying Customer Status for Developing Customer Retention and Loyality Strategies - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for developing customer retention and loyalty strategies. In one aspect, a method comprises calculating ( | 05-16-2013 |
Hubdan Tang, San Diego, CA US
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20120015378 | IDENTIFICATION OF BITTER LIGANDS THAT SPECIFICALLY ACTIVATE HUMAN T2R RECEPTORS AND RELATED ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING HUMAN BITTER TASTE MODULATORS - The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds. The invention further relates to the use of these receptors in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of these taste receptors by these bitter ligands and related compounds and which may be used as additives and/or removed from foods, beverages, cosmetics and medicinals in order to modify (block) T2R-associated bitter taste. | 01-19-2012 |
Jean Tang, Mountain View, CA US
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20110030071 | Transgenic Animal Model of Cancer and Methods of Use - The invention features a transgenic mouse model of cancer, exemplified by basal cell carcinoma, which finds use in identification of anti-cancer drugs. The transgenic mouse is characterized by a heterozygous defect in a Patch gene (Ptch | 02-03-2011 |
20130109700 | Topical Itraconazole Formulations and Uses Thereof | 05-02-2013 |
Jiehong Tang, Hacienda Heights, CA US
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20090217363 | ELECTRONIC CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A credentials record system that creates and maintains all personnel data electronically is disclosed. The system captures personnel background data, such as license information, education and training, work experience, performance data and electronic signature at the time of entry using graphical user interfaces through a network. For example, computers with Internet connections may be used by authorized personnel to access, analyze, update and electronically annotate data even while other users are using the same record. An exemplary system may archive historical data is archived to create and record an audit trail of changes by the users. The system permits instant, sophisticated analysis of background data to identify relationships among the data, including archived data. Moreover, the system includes the capability to access reference databases for consultation regarding verification of data for accuracy on a continuous basis. The system also provides for an automated auditing process to ensure data integrity. The system may also include the capability to incorporate legacy data, such as paper files and mainframe data, for each personnel record. | 08-27-2009 |
John C. Tang, Palo Alto, CA US
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20080228811 | System and Method for Identifying Computer Users Having Files with Common Attributes - A system and a method for identifying computer users having files with common attributes are provided. The method includes generating a first table having a set of attributes for each file in a first set of files associated with a first computer user. The set of attributes for each file in the first set of files have a plurality of attribute types. The method further includes generating a second table having a set of attributes for each file in a second set of files associated with a second computer user. The set of attributes for each file in the second set of files have the plurality of attribute types. The method further includes generating a similarity table by comparing each set of attributes in the first table with each set of attributes in the second table, utilizing a predetermined similarity metric, and determining whether the first and second computer users have at least one file with common attributes, based on data in the similarity table. | 09-18-2008 |
20110093791 | Managing activity reuse in a collaborative computing environment - A method, system and apparatus for managing activity reuse in a collaborative environment. The method can include the step of creating a new activity instance based upon an existing activity instance. Specifically, the creating step can include the steps of selecting an activity template and creating the new activity instance based upon the selected activity template and/or selecting a portion of an existing activity instance and creating the new activity instance based upon the selected portion. In either case, the method further can include the step of applying changes to the selected portion of the existing activity instance to the new activity instance. Finally, the method can include the step of annotating the new activity instance to refine the new activity instance for reuse. For instance, the annotating step can include coordinating a collaborative annotation of the new activity instance as an activity-in-progress. | 04-21-2011 |
20110125716 | METHOD FOR FINDING AND FIXING STABILITY PROBLEMS IN PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method for assisting an administrator to identify files suspected of causing instability on a personal computer comprises periodically creating file content sharing logs concurrently with archiving files of a plurality of personal computers by de-duplicating, when a notification is received regarding instability of a personal computer, then analyzing archive file content sharing log of the personal computer made immediately after receiving the notification for unique system and program files, missing files and newly installed files to generate an instability report. A missing or corrupted file can be restored back on the unstable personal computer by performing a backup restore operation on the unstable personal computer. | 05-26-2011 |
20110246482 | AUGMENTED AND CROSS-SERVICE TAGGING - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for cross-service tagging is provided. The method includes creating connections to multiple applications, each application having multiple entities. Relationships are determined between the entities within a single application and between entities across multiple applications. A tag is associated with a selected one of the entities in a first one of the multiple applications. Entities in other applications besides the first application are identified that are related to the selected entity, based on the determined relationships. The tag is propagated across multiple applications by associating the tag with the identified entities in the other applications. According to a second embodiment of the present invention, a method for inferring tags suggestions is provided. This method includes analyzing email messages to create keywords from text analysis, from bringing content and tags from other email messages or directory applications. Tags suggestions from the various sources are merged and weighed according to an algorithm. | 10-06-2011 |
20120059830 | Identifying Computer Users Having Files With Common Attributes - A method includes generating a first table having a set of attributes for each file in a first set of files associated with a first computer user. The set of attributes for each file in the first set of files have a plurality of attribute types. The method further includes generating a second table having a set of attributes for each file in a second set of files associated with a second computer user. The set of attributes for each file in the second set of files have the plurality of attribute types. The method further includes generating a similarity table by comparing each set of attributes in the first table with each set of attributes in the second table, utilizing a predetermined similarity metric, and determining whether the first and second computer users have at least one file with common attributes, based on data in the similarity table. | 03-08-2012 |
20120194631 | FUNCTIONALITY FOR INDICATING DIRECTION OF ATTENTION - A communication system is described herein which provides an indicator that helps hub participants of a meeting (or other environmental setting) determine a direction of attention of a satellite participant (who is not physically present at the meeting). The indicator can be implemented as a mechanical pointer, a solid-state display mechanism, a rotating display mechanism, a display mechanism which presents visual information that reflects directionality, and so on. The communication system can assess the directionality of the satellite participant based on any combination of control inputs from explicit input mechanism(s) and/or implicit input mechanism(s). The communication system can also choose between explicit and/or implicit control of the indicator based on at least one selection criterion. | 08-02-2012 |
20120317210 | Asynchronous Video Threads - Described are systems and user interfaces for facilitating asynchronous communication with video threads. Implementations may enable members of a team to have threaded view of video messages, from which they can capture video, record their screen, and send, receive, and reply to a video message. The screen recording feature enables team members to share parts of their screen while simultaneously narrating, if desired. Video messages are threaded by topic and each conversation is visually represented. | 12-13-2012 |
20130139071 | PROXY FOR ASYNCHRONOUS MEETING PARTICIPATION - Embodiments described herein relate to enabling a lightweight way of recording and sharing video messages intended to provide input to a future meeting that cannot be personally attended. A person who cannot attend the meeting pre-records their thoughts and remarks for the meeting as video clips for presentation at the meeting. A physical device with at least a display is presented at the meeting. The physically present participants can play the pre-recorded clips on the device. Video of participants' responses to the clips is recorded and made available so that the represented attendee can view the participants' responses. | 05-30-2013 |
20130229483 | Functionality for Indicating Direction of Attention - A communication system is described herein which provides an indicator that helps hub participants of a meeting (or other environmental setting) determine a direction of attention of a satellite participant (who is not physically present at the meeting). The indicator can be implemented as a mechanical pointer, a solid-state display mechanism, a rotating display mechanism, a display mechanism which presents visual information that reflects directionality, and so on. The communication system can assess the directionality of the satellite participant based on any combination of control inputs from explicit input mechanism(s) and/or implicit input mechanism(s). The communication system can also choose between explicit and/or implicit control of the indicator based on at least one selection criterion. | 09-05-2013 |
20140191976 | Location Based Augmentation For Story Reading - Various embodiments provide an interactive, shared, story-reading experience in which stories can be experienced from remote locations. Various embodiments enable augmentation or modification of audio and/or video associated with the story-reading experience. This can include augmentation and modification of a reader's voice, face, and/or other content associated with the story as the story is read. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192140 | Visual Content Modification for Distributed Story Reading - Various embodiments provide an interactive, shared, story-reading experience in which stories can be experienced from remote locations. Various embodiments enable augmentation or modification of audio and/or video associated with the story-reading experience. This can include augmentation and modification of a reader's voice, face, and/or other content associated with the story as the story is read. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195222 | Speech Modification for Distributed Story Reading - Various embodiments provide an interactive, shared, story-reading experience in which stories can be experienced from remote locations. Various embodiments enable augmentation or modification of audio and/or video associated with the story-reading experience. This can include augmentation and modification of a reader's voice, face, and/or other content associated with the story as the story is read. | 07-10-2014 |
John Sui-Kei Tang, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20090307386 | Restore PCIe Transaction ID on the Fly - Restoring retired transaction identifiers (TID) associated with Direct Memory Access (DMA) commands without waiting for all DMA traffic to terminate is disclosed. A scoreboard is used to track retired TIDs and selectively restore retired TIDs on the fly. DMA engines fetch a TID, and use it to tag every DMA request. If the request is completed, the TID can be recycled to be used to tag a subsequent request. However, if a request is not completed, the TID is retired. Retired TIDs can be restored without having to wait for DMA traffic to end. Any retired TID value may be mapped to a bit location inside a scoreboard. All processors in the system may have access to read and clear the scoreboard. Clearing the TID scoreboard may trigger a DMA engine to restore the TID mapped to that location, and the TID may be used again. | 12-10-2009 |
20100023748 | SELF CHECKING ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION BASED ON STATISTICAL SAMPLING - The present invention is related to the checking of encryption. Embodiments of the present invention are based on the discovery that sufficiently high reliability may be established without checking every encryption block. Instead, embodiments of the present invention provide that data being encrypted may be sampled at certain rate (which may be constant or varying) and only the sampled data may be checked. In general, embodiments of the present inventions are applicable to a fast encryption circuit that may encrypt an entire stream of incoming data into a stream of encrypted data and one or more slower (or slow) encryption circuit and/or one or more slow decryption circuit that operate(s) only on selected samples of the incoming or encrypted data in order to check the encryption of the fast circuit. Thus, encryption can be verified without incurring the costs of exhaustively checking all encrypted data. | 01-28-2010 |
20100064072 | Dynamically Adjustable Arbitration Scheme - A network arbitration scheme is disclosed that manages device access fairness by selectively and dynamically increasing a requestor queue's likelihood of being serviced. A requestor queue increases its service priority by duplicating a request entry onto a set of priority rings maintained by arbitration hardware in a host bus adapter. Duplication occurs when (1) a requestor's queue fill count (the number of descriptors stored in the queue) exceeds a watermark level or (2) a requestor's queue timer times out. In the case of time-out, the requester in the lower priority ring will duplicate itself in the higher priority ring. Because the arbitration hardware services requesters using a round robin selection scheme, the likelihood of a requestor queue being serviced increases as the number of its duplicate request entries on a priority ring increases. Upon being serviced, the requester is able to perform the requested action. | 03-11-2010 |
20100306635 | Method for Verifying Correct Encryption Key Utilization - A method for sending encrypted data in response to a request for an I/O operation. The method includes the steps of requesting a data encryption key, the request including one or more identifiers unique to the I/O operation; receiving a data encryption key attached with a first key use fingerprint, independently generating a second key use fingerprint in response to the one or more identifiers; comparing the first and the second key use fingerprints; and if the first key use fingerprint matches the second key use fingerprint, using the data encryption key to encrypt the data to be sent. In one embodiment, the one or more identifiers include at least one of a target identifier, a LUN identifier, and a LBA range identifier. | 12-02-2010 |
20140095741 | Restore PCIe Transaction ID On The Fly - Restoring retired transaction identifiers (TID) associated with Direct Memory Access (DMA) commands without waiting for all DMA traffic to terminate is disclosed. A scoreboard is used to track retired TIDs and selectively restore retired TIDs on the fly. DMA engines fetch a TID, and use it to tag every DMA request. If the request is completed, the TID can be recycled to be used to tag a subsequent request. However, if a request is not completed, the TID is retired. Retired TIDs can be restored without having to wait for DMA traffic to end. Any retired TID value may be mapped to a bit location inside a scoreboard. All processors in the system may have access to read and clear the scoreboard. Clearing the TID scoreboard may trigger a DMA engine to restore the TID mapped to that location, and the TID may be used again. | 04-03-2014 |
Joseph Tang, Cupertino, CA US
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20120000703 | HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR INSERTS AND CABLES - High speed connector inserts and cables having improved heat conduction, high strength, and may be manufactured in a reliable manner. One example may provide a connector insert having several paths by which heat may be removed from circuitry in the cable insert. In one example, heat may be removed from one or more circuits by forming a thermal path between a circuit and a shield of the connector insert. Another path may include one or more pads on a side of an integrated circuit board that are soldered directly to the shield. A braiding surrounding a cable may be soldered or otherwise thermally connected to the shield. Another example may provide a cable having a braiding that includes one or more types of fibers, such as aramid fibers. Another example may provide for increased manufacturability by using a wire comb and a solder bar. | 01-05-2012 |
20120152613 | HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR INSERTS AND CABLES - High speed connector inserts and cables having improved heat conduction, high strength, and may be manufactured in a reliable manner. One example may provide a connector insert having several paths by which heat may be removed from circuitry in the cable insert. In one example, heat may be removed from one or more circuits by forming a thermal path between a circuit and a shield of the connector insert. Another path may include one or more pads on a side of an integrated circuit board that are soldered directly to the shield. A braiding surrounding a cable may be soldered or otherwise thermally connected to the shield. Another example may provide a cable having a braiding that includes one or more types of fibers, such as aramid fibers. Another example may provide for increased manufacturability by using a wire comb and a solder bar. | 06-21-2012 |
Joyce L.s. Tang, Dublin, CA US
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20120019967 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING WIRE-BONDING - A system in one embodiment includes a cable having a plurality of cable leads, and a multi-diode chip having a pad-side not facing the cable. The multi-diode chip includes a plurality of sets of contact pads on the pad-side of the multi-diode chip, and a plurality of crossed diode sets, wherein each set of crossed diodes is coupled between a first contact pad and a second contact pad of one set of contact pads, wherein at least two of the plurality of cable leads are coupled via wire-bonding to one of the plurality of sets of contact pads of the multi-diode chip for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for at least one element of the electronic device coupled to the at least two cable leads. | 01-26-2012 |
Kam-Fai Tang, Irvine, CA US
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20080211569 | Higher voltage switch based on a standard process - A higher voltage switching circuit based on a standard process limits the lowest applied voltage to an intermediate voltage between the higher voltage and ground, instead of ground. In this way, the maximum electric field across the gate dielectric is greatly reduced. In additional the use of p-type triple well also reduces junction breakdown in some embodiments. This concept is also valid in the case where the high voltage is negative, in which case the intermediate voltage is also negative. | 09-04-2008 |
Kevin Tang, Dublin, 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 |
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 |
20090285165 | Channel allocation procedure in a meshed network - A method includes receiving at a gateway mesh node a channel set list indicating radio channels that are allowed for use by the gateway mesh node, scanning channels in the channel set list and creating a list of channels in order of interference that is present, allocating channels from the list of channels to a plurality of radios that comprise the gateway mesh node, and initiating transmission of beacon frames from each of the plurality of radios on a main channel. Each beacon frame includes information descriptive of a path cost representing a sum of all link costs back to a central point, a primary radio channel used by the radio transmitting the beacon frame, a channel set indicating only those channels that an associated portion of the mesh network is allowed to use, and a set of meshed nodes associated with the radio. | 11-19-2009 |
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 |
Maria Tang, Fairfield, CA US
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20090098606 | Methods for producing biological substances in pigment-deficient mutants of bacillus cells - The present invention relates to methods of producing a heterologous biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent | 04-16-2009 |
20100028944 | Methods of obtaining genetic competence in bacillus cells - The present invention relates to methods of obtaining genetic competence in non-competent | 02-04-2010 |
20100330618 | Methods for producing biological substances in pigment-deficient mutants of bacillus cells - The present invention relates to methods of producing a heterologous biological substance, comprising: (a) cultivating a mutant of a parent | 12-30-2010 |
20110014662 | Methods for producing hyaluronan in a recombinant host cell - The present invention relates to methods for producing a hyaluronic acid, comprising: (a) cultivating a | 01-20-2011 |
20110189737 | Methods for producing hyaluronan in a recombinant host cell - The present invention relates to methods for producing a hyaluronic acid, comprising: (a) cultivating a | 08-04-2011 |
20120149067 | Methods for producing hyaluronan in a recombinant host cell - The present invention relates to methods for producing a hyaluronic acid, comprising: (a) cultivating a | 06-14-2012 |
20130157309 | Methods of obtaining genetic competence in bacillus cells - The present invention relates to methods of obtaining genetic competence in non-competent | 06-20-2013 |
20140038235 | Methods For Producing Hyaluronan In A Recombinant Host Cell - The present invention relates to methods for producing a hyaluronic acid, comprising: (a) cultivating a | 02-06-2014 |
Mary Tang, San Francisco, CA US
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20110250464 | Directly fabricated nanoparticles for Raman scattering - A Raman-active nanoparticle is provided that includes a dish-shape plasmonically active metal base, and a plasmonically active metal pillar disposed on the plasmonically active metal base, where the plasmonically active metal pillar is disposed within the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base and normal to a bottom of the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base, where a circular gap is disposed between the dish-shape plasmonically active metal pillar and inner walls of the dish-shape plasmonically active metal base. In one embodiment a Raman-active nanoparticle is provided that includes a dish-shape base having a dielectric material, an electrically conductive layer disposed on the inner surface of the dish-shape base, and an electrically conductive pillar disposed on the conductive layer, and within the dish-shape and perpendicular to a bottom of the dish-shape base, where a circular gap is disposed between the conductive pillar and inner walls of the dish-shape base. | 10-13-2011 |
Michael Tang, Petaluma, CA US
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20110282907 | MANAGING ENTITLEMENTS IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for managing entitlements in a multi-tenant database system. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving service level definitions for one or more entitlements, and maintaining the one or more entitlements. The method further includes verifying if one or more users are eligible for the one or more entitlements, and enforcing the one or more entitlements based on the service level definitions. | 11-17-2011 |
20120197948 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A TEAM OBJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN OBJECT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object. These mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object can allow for centralized management of a team in association with an object. For example, members of the team may be automatically identified (e.g. without manual intervention) for receiving notifications in association with an object. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203801 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A TEAM OBJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN OBJECT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object. These mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object can allow for centralized management of a team in association with an object. For example, members of the team may be automatically identified (e.g. without manual intervention) for receiving notifications in association with an object. | 08-09-2012 |
20120330960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING A VALUE TO A NEW DOMAIN - Source values are mapped to new user-defined categories. The new user-defined categories are stored in a new user-defined field. In an embodiment, a user-selection of an existing field is received. Based on a data type of the existing field, a specific mapping interface is displayed. The interface guides the user through specification of the new field and categories, and identification of the source values to map to the new categories. | 12-27-2012 |
20130254241 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A TEAM OBJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN OBJECT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object. These mechanisms and methods for providing a team object in association with an object can allow for centralized management of a team in association with an object. For example, members of the team may be automatically identified (e.g. without manual intervention) for receiving notifications in association with an object. | 09-26-2013 |
20140172829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA OBJECT CHANGE HISTORY - Systems and methods are provided for data object change history. A first data object and a second data object are retrieved, wherein the first data object includes an identifier, a field name, a first value, and a first date, and wherein the second data object includes the identifier, the field name, a second value, and a second date. A history object is stored, wherein the history object comprises the identifier, the field name, the first value, the first date, and the second date. The history object is output in response to a query which specifies the identifier, the field name, and a query date within a range of the first date and the second date. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERNATIVE CHANGE PROCESSES FOR CHANGES TO DATA OBJECTS - Systems and methods are provided for alternative change processes for changes to data objects. A change to a data object is recorded, wherein the change is submitted to a first change process. The first change process is disabled. A second change process is asynchronously executed to process the change to the data object. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173513 | USER INTERFACE DATE SELECTORS FOR HISTORICAL REPORTS - Systems and methods are provided for user interface date selectors for historical reports. A user interface outputs a date selector including a calculated dates option, wherein the calculated dates option is based on a date frequency applied to a date range. The user interface receives a selection via the date selector. Dates associated with the selection are identified. The user interface outputs the dates as a preview of a historical report, wherein the dates are output in a chronological order. | 06-19-2014 |
20140278755 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGE VALUE INDICATION AND HISTORICAL VALUE COMPARISON - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for implementing change value indication and historical value comparison at a user interface including means for storing records in a database, wherein updates to the records are recorded into a historical trending data object to maintain historical values for the records when the records are updated in the database; receiving input from a user device specifying data to be displayed at the user device; receiving historical filter input from the user device; querying the records stored in the database for the data to be displayed; querying the historical trending data object for the historical values of the data to be displayed; comparing the data to be displayed with the historical values of the data to be displayed to determine one or more changed values corresponding to the data to be displayed; and displaying a change value indication GUI to the user device displaying at least the data to be displayed and a changed value indication based on the one or more changed values determined via the comparing. Other related embodiments are further disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
Ming L. Tang, Stanford, CA US
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20100136741 | BRANCHED PHENYLENE-TERMINATED THIOPHENE OLIGOMERS - A composition comprising a plurality of molecules. Each of the molecules has a core comprising at least one aromatic ring and at least three pendant arms chemically bonded to the core. The pendant arms comprise a phenylene-terminated thiophene oligomer. | 06-03-2010 |
Monica Man Kay Tang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090148062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EDGES IN A VIDEO SIGNAL - A system and method for processing a digital video signal corresponding to an image are provided. A plurality of independent edge detecting processes or edge detector modules detect a set of edges and at least one additional edge that is not included in the set of edges. An edge map includes data regarding all edges identified by any edge detecting process or module, and a visually perceptible artifact of the image is altered based at least in part on an evaluation of the edge map. The system and method detects and filters block artifacts and ringing or other noise from digital images, resulting in reduced image distortion. | 06-11-2009 |
20090244369 | RECURSIVE MOTION FOR MOTION DETECTION DEINTERLACER - A recursive motion detector, comprises: a first frame motion detector receiving a next field and a first previous field; a second frame motion detector receiving a current field and a second previous field; and a third frame motion detector receiving a next field and a third previous field; wherein motion is detected when the first, second and third frame motion detectors combine to produce a frame motion result. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244370 | ADAPTIVE WINDOWING IN MOTION DETECTOR FOR DEINTERLACER - According to aspects of embodiments, a method of determining an aperture window in a video deinterlacer includes: computing a first mean absolute difference (MAD) value for a pixel based on a 1×5 window; computing a second MAD value for the pixel using a 3×5 window; and selectively blending the first and second MAD values to form a resultant motion value. | 10-01-2009 |
20130093951 | ADAPTIVE WINDOWING IN MOTION DETECTOR FOR DEINTERLACER - A method of determining a motion value for a missing pixel in an interlaced video field using an adaptive window. The method includes computing a first mean absolute difference (MAD) value for a pixel based on a 1×5 window, computing a second MAD value for the pixel using a 3×5 window, and selectively blending the first and second MAD values to form a resultant motion value. | 04-18-2013 |
20130128112 | RECURSIVE MOTION FOR MOTION DETECTION DEINTERLACER - A recursive motion detector for detecting motion in an interlaced video signal. The motion detector includes a first frame motion detector receiving a next field and a first previous field, a second frame motion detector receiving a current field and a second previous field, and a third frame motion detector receiving a next field and a third previous field. Motion is detected when the first, second and third frame motion detectors combine to produce a frame motion result. | 05-23-2013 |
Na Tang, Davis, CA US
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20120023415 | TOOLBAR DOCUMENT CONTENT SHARING - A system may provide a toolbar in a browser at a client, where the toolbar permits user selection from multiple different services for sharing document content. The system may receive a selection of a first one of the multiple different services from a user via the toolbar and may receive a selection of content of a first document browsed by the user. The system may post the selected content in a second document associated with the first one of the multiple different services. | 01-26-2012 |
Nathan Tang, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20110149057 | Method for testing an optical investigation system - A method for testing an optical investigation system, with an imaging device, a video camera and a light source for optical investigation of an object, a reference surface with predetermined optical properties is illuminated with illuminating light from a light source. An image of the reference surface is recorded by the imaging device and the video camera. An operating condition of the video camera that prevails during the recording of the image is recorded. The functionality or another property of the investigation system is determined on the basis of the recorded operating condition. | 06-23-2011 |
Phi Tang, Santa Ana, CA US
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20090082358 | Vanilloid receptor ligands and their use in treatments - Bicyclic 3,4-fused piperidine compounds, and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, gastric lesions induced by necrotizing agents, hair growth, vasomotor or allergic rhinitis, bronchial disorders or bladder disorders. | 03-26-2009 |
Ping T. Tang, Hayward, CA US
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20090265408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CALCULATIONS USING REDUCED-WIDTH DATA - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for performing calculations using reduced-width data are disclosed. In particular, an example method determines reduced-width data values associated with generating and evaluating functions. Some of the reduced-width data values are stored within instructions in an instruction memory during a compile phase and retrieved from instruction memory during a runtime phase. | 10-22-2009 |
Ping Tak Peter Tang, Castro Valley, CA US
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20080243985 | Method and apparatus for performing multiplicative functions - A new function for calculating the reciprocal residual of a floating-point number X is defined as recip_residual(X)=1−X*recip(X), where recip(X) represents the reciprocal of X. The function may be implemented using a fused multiply-add unit in a processor. The reciprocal value of X, recip(X), may be obtained from a lookup table. The recip_residual function may help reduce the latency of many multiplicative functions that are based on products of multiple numbers and can be expressed in simple terms of functions on each individual number (e.g., log(U*V)=log(U)+log(V)). | 10-02-2008 |
Qiang Tang, Freemont, CA US
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20110175675 | BAND-GAP REFERENCE VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT - Methods, devices, modules, and systems for a band-gap reference voltage detection circuit are provided. One embodiment for a band-gap reference voltage detection circuit includes a Brokaw cell having a band-gap reference voltage, and a circuit portion for indicating the magnitude of an input voltage signal with respect to the band-gap reference voltage. The input voltage is applied to transistor bases of the Brokaw cell. | 07-21-2011 |
Qian-Ying Tang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110231811 | MODELING OF CELL DELAY CHANGE FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION - An integrated circuit design optimization procedure to modify a cell feature, such as gate length, models changes in delay as a result of the modification. In the delay change calculation, a characteristic of an event in cell switching behavior, such as the output short-circuit voltage V | 09-22-2011 |
Qizhi Tang, San Francisco, CA US
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20100310588 | REGULATORY T CELLS SUPPRESS AUTOIMMUNITY - The invention provides methods for producing an autoantigen-specific regulatory T cell enriched composition, and resultant compositions and methods for use. | 12-09-2010 |
Robin J. Tang, San Jose, CA US
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20110211582 | Interconnects using Self-timed Time-Division Multiplexed Bus - A method of sending signals, including data and timing information, between transportation units on a communication bus of an integrated circuit, by generating clock triggers for every transportation unit on the bus, thereby initiating each preceding one of the transportation units to start sending the signals in a wave-front to an adjacent succeeding one of the transportation units, where the wave-front is initiated at each of the transportation units at a common point in time, and every transportation unit applying a timing adjustment to at least one of the data and timing information that it receives in the signals from the preceding transportation unit, to at least one of (1) capture the data from the preceding transportation unit, (2) relay the data without modification from the preceding transportation unit to the succeeding transportation unit on the communication bus, and (3) load new data to the communication bus, with updated timing information in a succeeding wave-front. | 09-01-2011 |
Thomas Zhiwei Tang, El Cerrito, CA US
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20090249258 | Simple Motion Based Input System - One embodiment a programmable device embodying a program of executable instructions to perform steps including assigning multiple tasks or symbols to each of a number of motion groups; segmenting motion data from sensor(s); matching the segments to motion groups; composing and then selecting task(s) or symbol sequence(s) from the task(s) and/or symbol(s) assigned to the matched motion groups. | 10-01-2009 |
Tieh-Chun Tang, City Of Industry, CA US
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20090087392 | Acid-neutralizing agent - Acid-neutralizing agent contains substantial amount of calcium of an acid-neutralizing ability against various acid chemicals substance for humans, animals, agricultural produces, meat and poultry. And the method of producing the same are provided. An environmental friendly high speed and high press scraping treatment is applied to a calcium-containing substance represented by calcium carbonate-containing substances originating from shellfishes, to eliminate heavy metals and other contamination accumulated on the surface. A heating and baking treatment is applied separately to the different said shellfishes and calcium carbonate-containing minerals and charcoal of bamboo to the temperature and maintaining the temperature not less then the decompose point of each calcium component-containing substance, a sufficient time of heating and baking treatment from 3 hours up to 18 hours depend on materials treated. An ionization and stabilization process is applied to the decomposed calcium components substance in high temperature. A regular pulverizing process is applied to grind the said calcium-containing substance into 500 mesh sizes of powder. A Nano pulverizing process is applied to the said powder into sizes not larger then 18000000 mesh (size of Nano). A formulation process is applied to the different pulverized calcium containing powder in different percentage to formulas which suitable for different applications. | 04-02-2009 |
Tracy Tzu-Ling Tang, Redwood City, CA US
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20080311107 | Novel Gene Disruptions, Compositions and Methods Relating Thereto - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO188, PRO235, PRO266, PRO337, PRO361, PRO539, PRO698, PRO717, PRO846, PRO874, PRO98346, PRO1082, PRO1097, PRO1192, PRO1268, PRO1278, PRO1303, PRO1308, PRO1338, PRO1378, PRO1415, PRO1867, PRO1890, PRO3438, PRO19835, PRO36915, PRO36029, PRO4999, PRO5778, PRO5997, PRO6079, PRO6090, PRO7178, PRO21184, PRO7434, PRO9822, PRO9833, PRO9836, PRO9854, PRO9862, PRO10284, PRO37510, PRO35444, PRO20473, PRO21054 or PRO35246 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 12-18-2008 |
20090288176 | Novel Gene Disruptions, Compositions and Methods Relating Thereto - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO286, PRO706, PRO1800, PRO4354, PRO6029, PRO9739, PRO20044, PRO28631 or PRO34128 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 11-19-2009 |
20110173708 | NOVEL GENE DISRUPTIONS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO226, PRO257, PRO268, PRO290, PRO36006, PRO363, PRO365, PRO382, PRO444, PRO705, PRO1071, PRO1125, PRO1134, PRO1155, PRO1281, PRO1343, PRO1379, PRO1380, PRO1387, PRO1419, PRO1433, PRO1474, PRO1550, PRO1571, PRO1572, PRO1759, PRO1904, PRO35193, PRO4341, PRO4348, PRO4369, PRO4381, PRO4407, PRO4425, PRO4985, PRO4989, PRO5737, PRO5800, PRO5993, PRO6017, PRO7174, PRO9744, PRO9821, PRO9852, PRO9873, PRO10196, PRO34778, PRO20233, PRO21956, PRO57290, PRO38465, PRO38683 or PRO85161 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 07-14-2011 |
20120005766 | Methods of identifying agents that modulate phenotypes related to disruptions, of a gene encoding PRO235 polypeptide - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO188, PRO235, PRO266, PRO337, PRO361, PRO539, PRO698, PRO717, PRO846, PRO874, PRO98346, PRO1082, PRO1097, PRO1192, PRO1268, PRO1278, PRO1303, PRO1308, PRO1338, PRO1378, PRO1415, PRO1867, PRO1890, PRO3438, PRO19835, PRO36915, PRO36029, PRO4999, PRO5778, PRO5997, PRO6079, PRO6090, PRO7178, PRO21184, PRO7434, PRO9822, PRO9833, PRO9836, PRO9854, PRO9862, PRO10284, PRO37510, PRO35444, PRO20473, PRO21054 or PRO35246 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; cyc abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 01-05-2012 |
20120272341 | NOVEL GENE DISRUPTIONS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO226, PRO257, PRO268, PRO290, PRO36006, PRO363, PRO365, PRO382, PRO444, PRO705, PRO1071, PRO1125, PRO1134, PRO1155, PRO1281, PRO1343, PRO1379, PRO1380, PRO1387, PRO1419, PRO1433, PRO1474, PRO1550, PRO1571, PRO1572, PRO1759, PRO1904, PRO35193, PRO4341, PRO4348, PRO4369, PRO4381, PRO4407, PRO4425, PRO4985, PRO4989, PRO5737, PRO5800, PRO5993, PRO6017, PRO7174, PRO9744, PRO9821, PRO9852, PRO9873, PRO10196, PRO34778, PRO20233, PRO21956, PRO57290, PRO38465, PRO38683 or PRO85161 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 10-25-2012 |
Truc S. Tang, Santa Ana, CA US
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20110003494 | Electrical outlet safety device and method of use - The danger associated with an electrical plug partially withdrawn from an electrical outlet to exposed prongs of the plug while in electrical connection is reduced using a safety device comprising a resilient, compressible block of electrical insulating material mounted to a connection side of the plug. The prongs are inserted into passageways in the block that extend from one side of the block to another side of the block. With the block mounted to the plug, the user pushes the prongs into the outlet so the prongs are essentially completely within the outlet and the block is essentially completely compressed. The compressed block expands to cover the exposed, electrically connected plug portions upon partial removal of the prongs from the electrical outlet. | 01-06-2011 |
Uyen N. Tang, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20100203338 | DUST SUPPRESSANTS - The present application is directed to an article comprising a dusty surface and a coating on the dusty surface comprising a coating polymer having a Tg less −20° C. and a method of reducing dust. In some embodiments, the polymer has a Tg less than −30° C., and in specific embodiments, the polymer has a Tg less than −45° C. The dusty surface may be, for example, crushed stone, coal, iron ore, gravel, sand or other aggregates (e.g. a roofing granule,) or a soil surface. | 08-12-2010 |
20120135240 | DUST SUPPRESSANTS - A surface having dust particles thereon and a coating on the surface comprising a coating polymer having a Tg less than −20° C. A method of reducing dust, the method including providing a surface having dust particles thereon and coating the surface with a coating polymer with a Tg less than −20° C. | 05-31-2012 |
Vincent Tang, Dublin, CA US
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20100215136 | DENSE PLASMA FOCUS (DPF) ACCELERATED NON RADIO ISOTOPIC RADIOLOGICAL SOURCE - A non-radio-isotopic radiological source using a dense plasma focus (DPF) to produce an intense z-pinch plasma from a gas, such as helium, and which accelerates charged particles, such as generated from the gas or injected from an external source, into a target positioned along an acceleration axis and of a type known to emit ionizing radiation when impinged by the type of accelerated charged particles. In a preferred embodiment, helium gas is used to produce a DPF-accelerated He2+ ion beam to a beryllium target, to produce neutron emission having a similar energy spectra as a radio-isotopic AmBe neutron source. Furthermore, multiple DPFs may be stacked to provide staged acceleration of charged particles for enhancing energy, tenability, and control of the source. | 08-26-2010 |
20100246093 | TWO-PHASE MIXED MEDIA DIELECTRIC WITH MACRO DIELECTRIC BEADS FOR ENHANCING RESISTIVITY AND BREAKDOWN STRENGTH - A two-phase mixed media insulator having a dielectric fluid filling the interstices between macro-sized dielectric beads packed into a confined volume, so that the packed dielectric beads inhibit electro-hydrodynamically driven current flows of the dielectric liquid and thereby increase the resistivity and breakdown strength of the two-phase insulator over the dielectric liquid alone. In addition, an electrical apparatus incorporates the two-phase mixed media insulator to insulate between electrical components of different electrical potentials. And a method of electrically insulating between electrical components of different electrical potentials fills a confined volume between the electrical components with the two-phase dielectric composite, so that the macro dielectric beads are packed in the confined volume and interstices formed between the macro dielectric beads are filled with the dielectric liquid. | 09-30-2010 |
20120106690 | NEUTRON INTERROGATION SYSTEMS USING PYROELECTRIC CRYSTALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a pyroelectric crystal, a deuterated or tritiated target, an ion source, and a common support coupled to the pyroelectric crystal, the deuterated or tritiated target, and the ion source. In another embodiment, a method includes producing a voltage of negative polarity on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target in response to a temperature change of a pyroelectric crystal, pulsing a deuterium ion source to produce a deuterium ion beam, accelerating the deuterium ion beam to the deuterated or tritiated target to produce a neutron beam, and directing the ion beam onto the deuterated or tritiated target to make neutrons using a voltage of the pyroelectric crystal and/or an HGI surrounding the pyroelectric crystal. The directionality of the neutron beam is controlled by changing the accelerating voltage of the system. Other apparatuses and methods are presented as well. | 05-03-2012 |
Wanchung Tang, Rancho Mirage, CA US
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20100100161 | COOLING OF LOCALIZED AREAS OF THE BODY FOR CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AUGMENTATION - Methods are described for augmenting cerebral blood flow and altering sympathetic nerve firing and catecholamine release by cooling a part of the body. In particular localized cooling of the nose or mouth is used to augment cerebral blood flow and alter sympathetic nerve firing. By cooling a localized area such as nose or mouth, release of norepinephrine after an ischemic event is inhibited. The methods described may be applied to augment cerebral blood flow and alter catecholamine release, particularly in treatment of stroke, heart attack and transient ischemic event. | 04-22-2010 |
20120158105 | COOLING OF LOCALIZED AREAS OF THE BODY FOR CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AUGMENTATION - Methods are described for augmenting cerebral blood flow and altering sympathetic nerve firing and catecholamine release by cooling a part of the body. In particular localized cooling of the nose or mouth is used to augment cerebral blood flow and alter sympathetic nerve firing. By cooling a localized area such as nose or mouth, release of norepinephrine after an ischemic event is inhibited. The methods described may be applied to augment cerebral blood flow and alter catecholamine release, particularly in treatment of stroke, heart attack and transient ischemic event. | 06-21-2012 |
Wei Tang, Torrance, CA US
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20110161310 | DATABASE QUERY PLAN ANALYSIS AND DIFFERENCE PROCESSING - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to retrieve at least a portion of a first database query plan comprising a first tree and at least a portion of a second database query plan comprising a second tree. Further activities may include comparing relations and operations in the first tree and the second tree to identify differences. The differences may be found in the join order of the relations, and/or deleted, inserted, updated, or swapped ones of the operations based on operation signatures. Potential regression in query plan performance based on the differences may be indicated using a visual and/or audible alarm, and the differences may be published. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
Wenqiang Tang, Stanford, CA US
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20100043097 | Brassinosteroid Regulated Kinases (BRKs) That Mediate Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction and Uses Thereof - The present invention identifies a novel family of kinases regulated by brassinosteroids, referred to as BRKs (brassinosteroid regulated kinases) or BSKs (brassinosteroid signaling kinases). The present invention provides methods for modulating the response of a plant cell to a brassinosteroid using BRKs. | 02-18-2010 |
Wilfred H. Tang, Albany, CA US
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20090065686 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BACKGROUND CORRECTION IN TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED QUANTITATION - A corrected reporter ion intensity is calculated in tandem mass spectrometry based quantitation using isobaric labels. An analyte in each of two or more samples of a mixture of samples is labeled with a different isobaric label. The analyte is eluted from the mixture of samples and intensities of the eluting analyte are measured. An analyte intensity is selected at each of at least two times from the measured intensities. Tandem mass spectrometry is performed on the eluting analyte at each of the at least two times. A plurality of reporter ion intensities is produced. A system of linear equations is created expressing each reporter ion intensity of the plurality of reporter ion intensities as a sum of a background noise intensity and the product of a fragmentation efficiency and an analyte intensity. A corrected reporter ion intensity is calculated from a solution of the system of linear equations. | 03-12-2009 |
20090283673 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYSIS AND CORRECTION OF MASS SPECTROMETER DATA - A background component of reporter ion signals is determined by fitting a distribution function. A plurality of samples that include a protein labeled with a plurality of isobaric reporter ions is analyzed at a plurality of different times using a mass spectrometer, producing a plurality of mass spectra for the plurality of isobaric reporter ions. A cumulative distribution is calculated for an inverse coefficient of differential expression of the plurality of mass spectra using a processor. A Pearson Type IV distribution shifted by a constant value is fitted to the cumulative distribution and the constant value is solved for using the processor. A background component for each spectrum of the plurality of mass spectra is calculated from the constant value, a calculated coefficient of differential expression for each spectrum, and an average reporter ion signal value for each spectrum using the processor. | 11-19-2009 |
William Tang, Arcadia, CA US
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20100095235 | Enterprise Information Security Management Software Used to Prove Return on Investment of Security Projects and Activities Using Interactive Graphs - Asset security is tracked and managed by the system. In a specific implementation, assets are entered into the system. The system automates gathering security information about the asset by, for example, sending out surveys and aggregating the responses. The system performs a security gap analysis by comparing the responses against a security maturity model. Tasks can be assigned to various users and then tracked so that vulnerabilities can be addressed. The system generates interactive summary reports (e.g., charts, graphs, animation) to help users make security decisions. Graphs may be temporally animated so that users can see and analyze changes over time. | 04-15-2010 |
20100275263 | Enterprise Information Security Management Software For Prediction Modeling With Interactive Graphs - Various baseline security measurements of assets are collected and calculated by the system. A user creates a what-if scenario by changing one or more baseline security measurements. The system generates interactive, animated graphs that compare the baseline security measurements against the what-if scenario. | 10-28-2010 |
20140218389 | Enterprise Information Security Management Software For Prediction Modeling With Interactive Graphs - Various baseline security measurements of assets are collected and calculated by the system. A user creates a what-if scenario by changing one or more baseline security measurements. The system generates interactive, animated graphs that compare the baseline security measurements against the what-if scenario. | 08-07-2014 |
Wing T. Tang, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100142080 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS ON MAGNETIC READ/WRITE HEADS - A method and apparatus for detecting predetermined surface characteristics in head gimbal assemblies to improve hard disk drive reliability. The predetermined surface characteristics include head slider protrusions such as scratches or contamination that can cause damage to the head or disk in hard drives. By detecting these protrusions, those drives with an increased chance of failure can be removed from a test group, thereby increasing the quality and reliability of the remaining disk drives. The invention provides a method of detecting these protrusions that is a more practical option than using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to inspect each head slider. | 06-10-2010 |
Xiangguo Tang, Union City, CA US
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20090073062 | Antenna Selection Scheme for Multiple Antennae - A method and system to select an antenna from a plurality of antennae used for wireless communications. A first embodiment is a method to select an antenna from a plurality of antennae. The method includes monitoring at least one antenna during a fraction of at least one preamble period of a frame to derive at least one quality indicator corresponding to the antenna; storing the quality indicator derived from monitoring the antenna during the fraction of the preamble period of a frame; and selectively switching to a selected antenna after a number of frames, based on the quality indicator. A second embodiment is another method to select an antenna from a plurality of antennae. These embodiments can be applied in several wireless communication applications using multiple antennae including, but not limited to, WiMAX applications. | 03-19-2009 |
20090074101 | Detection Performance in Communication Systems - A method and system to generate decoded information from received symbols in communication receivers. A first embodiment is a method to detect digitally modulated symbols and generate decoded information. The method includes receiving digitally modulated symbols, demapping the digitally modulated symbols to generate soft decisions representing digitally modulated symbols, multiplying the soft decisions by an adaptive factor to generate scaled soft decisions; and decoding the scaled soft decisions to generate decoded information. A second embodiment is a system having modules to detect digitally modulated symbols and generate decoded information. These embodiments can be applied in several wired and wireless communication applications including, but not limited to, WiMAX applications. | 03-19-2009 |
20090075609 | Synchronization in Communication Systems - A method and system to generate synchronization information from received signals in communication applications. A first embodiment is a method to generate synchronization information in a communications receiver. The method includes providing a fixed gain to a received analog signal to generate a modified analog signal, converting the modified analog signal to a digital signal, extracting one or more sign bits from the digital signal, and generating synchronization information as a function of the one or more sign bits. A second embodiment is a system to generate synchronization information in a communications receiver. Various embodiments can be applied in several wireless and wired communication applications including, but not limited to, WiMAX applications. | 03-19-2009 |
Yao Liang Tang, Pomona, CA US
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20080213230 | Enriched stem cell and progenitor cell populations, and methods of producing and using such populations - The present invention provides a novel method to isolate and expand pure progenitor/stem cells from a primary tissue explant, which produces a population enriched in multipotent functional progenitor/stem cells free of contaminating fibroblasts and other cell types. Cardiac progenitor/stem cells isolated by this method maintain their self-renewal and clonogenic character in vitro and differentiate into normal cells in myocardium, including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells, after transplantation into ischemic hearts. The present invention also includes substantially pure populations of multipotent progenitor/stem cells, e.g., cardiac progenitor/stem cells, and their use to treat and prevent diseases and injuries, including those resulting from myocardial infarction. | 09-04-2008 |
20120034595 | Enriched stem cell and progenitor cell populations, and methods of producing and using such populations - The present invention provides a novel method to isolate and expand pure progenitor/stem cells from a primary tissue explant, which produces a population enriched in multipotent functional progenitor/stem cells free of contaminating fibroblasts and other cell types. Cardiac progenitor/stem cells isolated by this method maintain their self-renewal and clonogenic character in vitro and differentiate into normal cells in myocardium, including cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells, after transplantation into ischemic hearts. The present invention also includes substantially pure populations of multipotent progenitor/stem cells, e.g., cardiac progenitor/stem cells, and their use to treat and prevent diseases and injuries, including those resulting from myocardial infarction. | 02-09-2012 |
Yin Fung Tang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110072177 | VIRTUAL CHANNELS FOR EFFECTIVE PACKET TRANSFER - The invention sets forth a crossbar unit that includes multiple virtual channels, each virtual channel being a logical flow of data within the crossbar unit. Arbitration logic coupled to source client subsystems is configured to select a virtual channel for transmitting a data request or a data packet to a destination client subsystem based on the type of the source client subsystem and/or the type of data request. Higher priority traffic is transmitted over virtual channels that are configured to transmit data without causing deadlocks and/or stalls. Lower priority traffic is transmitted over virtual channels that can be stalled. | 03-24-2011 |
Yin S. Tang, Irvine, CA US
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20080225404 | MOTIONLESS LENS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide zoom and/or autofocus lenses. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a lens is provided with at least one tunable lens. The focal length and/or focus of the lens may be varied without mechanically moving or changing the separation between one or more lens components. | 09-18-2008 |
Yongchun Tang, Walnut, CA US
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20080214814 | Stable ionic liquid complexes and methods for determining stability thereof - Stable ionic liquid complexes capable of maintaining stability at high temperatures, under acidic and highly oxidative conditions in the presence of a transition metal, and methods for determining the stability of stable ionic liquid complexes are provided. In accordance with the disclosure herein, the stable ionic liquid complexes are derived from pyrazole, pyrazine and 1,2,4-triazole. | 09-04-2008 |
20100029880 | FUNCTIONAL POLYMER FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY - The present invention relates compositions and methods for enhanced oil recovery. The method is directed to employing a water-soluble The present invention relates compositions and methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The method is directed to employing a water-soluble functional polymeric surfactant (FPS), with a medium IFT value, preferably ranged from about 0.1 to about 15 dyne/cm between water phase containing polymeric surfactant and hydrocarbon phase, for recovery of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations. The FPS solution demonstrates a strong interaction with oil and the great potential to increase both volumetric sweep efficiency and microscopic displacement efficiency in EOR. | 02-04-2010 |
20110166039 | Methods of Discovering or Developing Novel Materials and Molecules - The present inventions relates to methods of discovering or developing novel material or compound. In particular, the methods include the steps of using of general expert knowledge to identify currently available molecules, setting forth desired properties for a target molecule, designing a set of test molecule from the currently available molecule using computational methods (the test molecules having desired properties in the computational models); synthesizing the test molecules, testing the test molecules in real experiments, and identifying the target molecule which is the test molecule that has the desired properties. | 07-07-2011 |
20120101311 | Using Methanesulfonyl Halide as a Key Intermediate for Methane Gas to Liquid Conversion and Raw Commodity Chemical Generation - Processes for converting a methane or a methane containing natural gas to a monohalogenated methane and other downstream basic commodity chemicals going through methanesulfonyl halide as a key intermediate, whereby following its formation, the methanesulfonyl halide is allowed to decompose under a substantially anhydrous condition, preferably in the presence of a catalyst complex, and whereby in addition to the monohalogenated halide, a hydrogen halide and a sulfur dioxide are also formed in the overall conversion, both of which may be recycled back to the beginning of the processes. Additionally, compositions utilizing such a key intermediate for the same purposes are also disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
20130058830 | SENSOR SYSTEM USING A HOLLOW WAVEGUIDE - The present application provides a method for determining one or two parameters of a sensor system for detecting a gaseous sample. The sensor system comprises a light source to generate a light beam, a hollow waveguide to receive the light beam and the gaseous sample, and a detector to detect an absorption peak of the gaseous sample, where the length and inner diameter of the hollow waveguide satisfy relationships as disclosed herein. | 03-07-2013 |
20150075798 | HYDROCARBON RECOVERY DISPERSIONS - Compositions and dispersions comprising hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide (HMPAM) or associative polymers and small particles useful in hydrocarbon recovery and enhanced oil recovery processes using the same. Non-limiting embodiments include those using metal oxide small particles, including fumed silica having primary particles in the nanoparticle size range. | 03-19-2015 |
Yukit Tang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110292753 | MEMORY LEAKAGE AND DATA RETENTION CONTROL - A circuit with leakage and data retention control includes at least one memory cell in a first memory array. The at least one memory cell is coupled to a first power supply voltage and a virtual ground. The circuit includes a current source and an NMOS transistor. The drain of the NMOS transistor is coupled to the virtual ground and the gate of the NMOS transistor is coupled to the current source. | 12-01-2011 |
20120008376 | MEMORY WITH REGULATED GROUND NODES - Some embodiments regard a memory array comprising: a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; wherein a column of the plurality of columns includes a column ground node; at least two voltage sources configured to be selectively coupled to the column ground node; and a plurality of memory cells having a plurality of internal ground nodes electrically coupled together and to the column ground node. | 01-12-2012 |
20120014201 | DUAL RAIL MEMORY - A memory comprising: a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. A column of the plurality of columns including a first power supply node configured to provide a first voltage, a second power supply node configured to provide a second voltage, a plurality of internal supply nodes electrically coupled together and configured to receive the first voltage or the second voltage for a plurality of memory cells in the column and a plurality of internal ground nodes. The internal ground nodes electrically coupled together and configured to provide at least two current paths for the plurality of memory cells in the column. | 01-19-2012 |
20120026805 | SRAM BITCELL DATA RETENTION CONTROL FOR LEAKAGE OPTIMIZATION - An integrated circuit includes a static random access memory (SRAM) array coupled to a first voltage supply node and a second voltage supply node. The first and second voltage supply nodes provide a retention voltage across the SRAM array. A current limiter is disposed between the SRAM array and the first voltage supply node, and a voltage regulator is coupled in parallel with the current limiter between the SRAM array and the first voltage supply node. The voltage regulator is configured to maintain the retention voltage across the SRAM array above a predetermined level. | 02-02-2012 |
20130028040 | DUAL RAIL MEMORY - A memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. A column of the plurality of columns includes a first voltage circuit coupled to internal first nodes of memory cells in the one of the plurality of columns and a second voltage circuit coupled to internal second nodes of the memory cells in the one of the plurality of columns. The first voltage circuit is configured to provide one of a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage lower than the first supply voltage to the internal first nodes. The second voltage circuit is configured to provide one of a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage higher than the first reference voltage to the internal second nodes. | 01-31-2013 |
20130155751 | MEMORY DEVICES HAVING BREAK CELLS - A representative memory device includes a cell array, at least one break cell that subdivides the cell array into bit cell arrays, and one or more power switches that are electrically coupled to the bit cell. In one embodiment, the break cell separates a connectivity of a first voltage and a second voltage between at least two bit cell arrays so that the bit cell arrays can be selectively coupled to either the first voltage or the second voltage using the power switches. The power switches control the connection of each separated bit cell array of the cell array to either the first voltage or second voltage. | 06-20-2013 |
20140043921 | METHOD OF MEMORY WITH REGULATED GROUND NODES - A method of reading data from an accessed memory cell of an accessed column of an accessed section of a memory array includes, in the accessed section, electrically coupling a first voltage source of at least three voltage sources to a corresponding column internal ground node of the accessed column; and electrically coupling the first voltage source to a corresponding column internal ground node of an un-accessed column. The memory array has at least one segment, the at least one segment has at least one section, and each section has at least one column. Each column has at least three switches and a column internal ground node capable of being electrically coupled to at least three voltage sources through a corresponding one of the at least three switches. | 02-13-2014 |
Yuping Tang, Freemont, CA US
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20110180408 | ENHANCED METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR QUANTIFYING AN ANALYTE IN A SAMPLE - The invention relates to an enhanced method of detecting and/or quantifying at least one analyte in a sample. | 07-28-2011 |
Zequn Tang, San Ramon, CA US
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20090215178 | Methods to enhance the stability and homogeneity of transgene expression in clonal cell lines - Strategies for increasing the productivity of recombinant protein expression in isogenic cell-lines. Development of a novel selection system for the improved stability and homogeneity of transgene expression in isogenic cells without the dependence on continuous selective drugs. | 08-27-2009 |
20090304745 | CHIMERIC ALPHAVIRUS REPLICON PARTICLES - Chimeric alphavirus particles and alphavirus replicon RNAs are provided including methods of making and using same. The alphavirus replicon RNAs comprise deletions in one or more nonstructural proteins. Methods of making, using, and therapeutic preparations containing the chimeric alphavirus particle are disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
Zequn Tang, Emeryville, CA US
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20110207223 | METHODS OF GENERATING ALPHAVIRUS PARTICLES - Strategies for increasing the productivity of alphavirus packaging cell lines and of reducing the possibility that replication competent virus may be generated during large scale production of recombinant alphavirus particles. | 08-25-2011 |