Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang, Union City, CA US
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20100040274 | PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 02-18-2010 |
20100246913 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION OF ANATOMICAL ABNORMALITIES IN X-RAY TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGES - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for computer-aided detection (CAD) of anatomical abnormalities in a breast volume based on a plurality of two-dimensional x-ray tomosynthesis projection images thereof is described. Each projection image is processed according to at least one predetermined feature extraction algorithm to generate at least one projection feature array corresponding thereto. For each of the at least one predetermined features extracted, the plurality of corresponding projection feature arrays is backprojected according to a predetermined tomosynthesis reconstruction algorithm to form a plurality of two-dimensional tomosynthesis reconstructed feature arrays. Each pixel in the three-dimensional breast geometry is then individually classified as being either a pixel of interest, or not a pixel of interest, based upon the at least one tomosynthesis reconstructed feature array value corresponding to that pixel. CAD detections for the breast volume are then generated based on the identified pixels of interest. | 09-30-2010 |
20100280375 | Breast Ultrasound Examination Including Scanning Through Chestwardly Compressing Membrane And Processing And Displaying Acquired Ultrasound Image Information - Navigation among breast ultrasound volumes derived from different volumetric ultrasonic scans of a same breast is described. On a display of a breast ultrasound workstation, a first image derived from a first ultrasonic volume is displayed. A user election of a source region of interest (ROI) in the first image is received. A destination ROI within a second ultrasonic volume is identified that at least roughly corresponds to a same locality of tissue in the breast as the source ROI. A second image derived from the second ultrasonic volume and including the destination ROI is displayed, the destination ROI being highlighted. | 11-04-2010 |
20100331699 | Full-field breast ultrasound system and architecture - A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110046459 | Non-Invasive Patient Monitoring Using Near Infrared Spectrophotometry - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for non-invasive spectrophotometric monitoring of an optical property of a medium are described. Respective light portions are propagated through respective at least partially non-overlapping subregions of the medium during each of a calibration interval and a subsequent monitoring interval. Detections of the light portions acquired during the calibration interval are processed to compute at least one algorithm compensation that causes a first result related to the optical property for the first subregion to be substantially equal to a second result related to the optical property for the second subregion. Subsequently, detections of respective light portions acquired during the monitoring interval are processed in conjunction with the at least one algorithm compensation to compute a monitoring result for the optical property. Advantages can include a reduction in the number of sources/detectors required and/or an obviation of symmetry requirements in source/detector layout. | 02-24-2011 |
20110060197 | NEAR INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY WITH ENHANCED SIGNAL TO NOISE PERFORMANCE - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for the non-invasive spectrophotometric monitoring of an optical property of a tissue volume are described. Multiple optical signals having different modulation frequencies are introduced into the tissue volume simultaneously and on a continuous basis throughout the monitoring session. Multiple optical signal portions incident upon each of a plurality of optical detectors are detected and separated based on their modulation frequency. Amplitude and phase signals corresponding to each optical signal portion are extracted and processed to determine the optical property of the tissue volume. In one preferred embodiment, a first optical detector includes an aperture having a central area, a first edge positioned nearer to a first optical source than the central area, and a second edge positioned farther from the first optical source than the central area. The first and second edges are each curved concavely toward the first optical source. | 03-10-2011 |
20110098566 | THICK-SLICE ULTRASOUND IMAGES DERIVED FROM ULTRASONIC SCANS OF A CHESTWARDLY-COMPRESSED BREAST OF A SUPINE PATIENT - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 04-28-2011 |
20120014578 | Computer Aided Detection Of Abnormalities In Volumetric Breast Ultrasound Scans And User Interface - Methods and related systems are described for detection of breast cancer in 3D ultrasound imaging data. Volumetric ultrasound images are obtained by an automated breast ultrasound scanning (ABUS) device. In ABUS images breast cancers appear as dark lesions. When viewed in transversal and sagittal planes, lesions and normal tissue appear similar as in traditional 2D ultrasound. However, architectural distortion and spiculation are frequently seen in the coronal views, and these are strong indicators of the presence of cancer. The described computerized detection (CAD) system combines a dark lesion detector operating in 3D with a detector for spiculation and architectural distortion operating on 2D coronal slices. In this way a sensitive detection method is obtained. Techniques are also described for correlating regions of interest in ultrasound images from different scans such in different scans of the same breast, scans of a patient's right versus left breast, and scans taken at different times. Techniques are also described for correlating regions of interest in ultrasound images and mammography images. Interactive user interfaces are also described for displaying CAD results and for displaying corresponding locations on different images. | 01-19-2012 |
20120095305 | Spectrophotometric Monitoring Of Multiple Layer Tissue Structures - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for the non-invasive spectrophotometric monitoring of a biological volume having multiple tissue layers are described. Aggregate absorption and scattering properties are measured for each of a plurality of predetermined source-detector separation distances along a surface of the biological volume, the measurement being based on a model of the biological volume as a single-layer, semi-infinite, homogeneous volume. A predetermined multi-layer tissue model is retrieved that characterizes a mathematical relationship among (a) absorption and scattering properties of each layer of a multi-layer tissue structure, and (b) aggregate absorption and scattering properties of the multi-layer tissue structure as would be measured at selected source-detector separation distances along a surface thereof. The measured aggregate absorption and scattering properties are processed in conjunction with the predetermined multi-layer tissue model to compute therefrom a deep-layer-specific absorption property corresponding to the relatively deep tissue layer. | 04-19-2012 |
20130174412 | FULL-FIELD BREAST ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND ARCHITECHTURE - A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system ( | 07-11-2013 |
20140081139 | SELECTABLY COMPOUNDING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND IMAGES - Acquiring, processing and presenting breast ultrasound information to a user is described. Breast tissue is scanned with an ultrasonic transducer array to generate sonographic image information of the tissue in multiple angles using beamsteering techniques. Sonographic image information is stored in a storage system. One or more image selection buttons are provided that allow the viewer to select which angle or compound image should be displayed. In response to user input, sonographic images are displayed in the desired views, thereby facilitating analysis of the patient's breast tissue by the user. The sonographic image information can be processed real-time, in response to and according to user input. Image selection buttons are described which can soft buttons displayed to the user. The appearance of the soft button can change to indicate the type of image being displayed. | 03-20-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Shanghai CN
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20080303486 | Apparatuses and methods for detecting power source - A charger includes a detection pin, a voltage divider, and a comparator. The detection pin can couple the charger to a power source via a first data line. The voltage divider and the comparator are coupled to the detection pin. The voltage divider divides a power voltage provided by the power source and provides a detection voltage at the detection pin. The comparator compares the detection voltage with a predetermined reference voltage and identifies a type of the power source according to the comparing. | 12-11-2008 |
20090170930 | METHODS FOR DIRECTING DIFFERENTIATION OF CLONOGENIC NEURAL STEM CELLS WITH COUMARINS - A method for promoting differentiation of clonogenic neural stem cells (NSCs), comprising administering to a patient in the need of such promoting a coumarin compound represented by formula I or by formula II. The representative coumarin compounds include 7-hydroxycoumarin, daphnoretin, scopoletin, edgeworin, aesculetin and esculetin-6-β-D-glucopyranoside. The coumarin compounds showed significant activity of directing the differentiation of NSCs in pharmacological test and thereof could be used to prepare drugs to direct NSCs differentiated to oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) for the treatment of demyelinating diseases or spinal cord injury. The drug could be a pure coumarin compound or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutical dose of a coumarin compound as active ingredients and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The content of the active ingredients in the pharmaceutical composition is between 0.1% and 99.5% by weight. | 07-02-2009 |
20100197927 | Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitor, Preparation Methods and Uses Thereof - PTP1B inhibitors with the following structure (formula I). Experiments indicate that these inhibitors can effectively inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). They can be used as insulin sensitisers. They can be used to prevent, delay or treat diseases which are related to insulin antagonism mediated by PTP1B, especially diabetes type II and obesity. The invention also provides methods for preparing these inhibitors. | 08-05-2010 |
20110006731 | VEHICLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WITH BATTERY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS - An electronic system in a vehicle includes a motor, a charger, a battery pack, and a bus. The motor drives wheels and propellers of the vehicle. The charger generates charging power according to a control signal. The battery pack coupled to the charger and the motor is operable for generating the control signal based upon a status of each cell of multiple cells in the battery pack, for receiving the charging power via a charging path when the vehicle is stalled, and for powering the motor via a discharging path when the vehicle is started. The bus coupled to the charger and the battery pack is operable for transmitting the control signal from the battery pack to the charger. | 01-13-2011 |
20110074433 | BATTERY CAPACITY DETECTION FOR MULTI BATTERY CELLS - A battery gas gauge includes a voltage detection unit and a processor. The voltage detection unit is coupled to a battery pack and can measure a plurality of open circuit voltages of a plurality of cells in the battery pack respectively. The processor is coupled to the voltage detection unit and can determine a minimum open circuit voltage of the open circuit voltages, and can determine a first relative state of charge of the battery pack based on a relationship between the minimum open circuit voltage and a corresponding relative state of charge of a cell having the minimum open circuit voltage. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089897 | BATTERY PACK WITH BALANCING MANAGEMENT - A battery management system for a battery pack comprising multiple battery modules is disclosed. Each of the battery modules includes multiple battery cells. The battery management system includes multiple first balancing units, multiple first controllers, a second balancing unit including multiple second balancing circuits, and a second controller coupled to the battery modules and the second balancing circuits. The first controllers are operable for controlling the first balancing units to adjust voltages of battery cells in the battery module if an unbalance occurs between the battery cells. The second controller is operable for controlling said second balancing circuits to adjust voltages of said battery modules if an unbalance occurs between battery modules. | 04-21-2011 |
20110121645 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A battery management system includes a switch array, a first controller and a second controller. The switch array selects a battery module from multiple battery modules in a battery pack based upon a conduction state of the switch array. The first controller is coupled to the switch array and receives measurement information of cells in the battery pack through the switch array. The second controller is coupled to the switch array and the first controller and provides a control signal to control the conduction state of the switch array. The first controller further controls a balance circuit coupled to the battery pack to balance a selected battery module if the selected battery module is identified as an unbalanced battery module based upon measurement information associated with the selected battery module. | 05-26-2011 |
20110140650 | BATTERY PACK WITH BALANCING MANAGEMENT - A battery management system for a battery pack comprising multiple battery modules is disclosed. Each of the battery modules includes multiple battery cells. The battery management system includes multiple first balancing units, multiple first controllers, a second balancing unit including multiple second balancing circuits, and a second controller coupled to the battery modules and the second balancing circuits. The first controllers are operable for controlling the first balancing units to adjust voltages of battery cells in the battery module if an unbalance occurs between the battery cells. The second controller is operable for controlling said second balancing circuits to adjust voltages of said battery modules if an unbalance occurs between battery modules. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148324 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LED DRIVER HAVING CONSTANT OUTPUT CURRENT - A control circuit for a switched mode power supply includes a transconductance amplifier circuit for receiving a voltage signal related to a current from an input of the power supply and producing a first signal, an analog signal processor coupled to the amplifier circuit for receiving the first signal and a second signal from the input of the power supply and a third signal from an output of the power supply. The analog signal processor is configured to produce a fourth signal as a function of the first, the second, and the third signals. An adder circuit is coupled to the fourth signal and a dimmer control signal, and the adder circuit is configured to output a fifth signal. A comparator circuit is coupled to the adder circuit for providing a control signal to a power transistor that controls current flow in the power supply based on comparison of the fifth signal and a reference signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110216687 | Method and Apparatus for Accounting Multicast Broadcast Service - In a method for accounting a multicast broadcast service (MBS), an Access Service Network (ASN) receives MBS service accounting information sent by an MBS accounting agent. The MBS service accounting information includes an MBS service identifier and MBS service granularity-based accounting information. A mobile station (MS) is determined using the MBS service according to the MBS service identifier. Subscriber service granularity-based accounting information of the MS is generated and the generated accounting information is sent to an accounting system. | 09-08-2011 |
20110234170 | CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING BATTERY CELLS - A circuit for balancing a plurality of battery cells includes a controller and an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the controller. The controller samples multiple discharging cell voltages of the battery cells respectively at a predetermined time during a discharging state of the battery cells, and samples multiple charging cell voltages of the battery cells respectively during a charging state of the battery cells. The ECU processes the charging cell voltages and the discharging cell voltages, thereby providing control commands for the controller to control the battery cells to achieve a balance. | 09-29-2011 |
20110241622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL BALANCING - A method for balancing multiple battery cells which are grouped into multiple battery modules includes: obtaining cell parameters of the battery cells, respectively; calculating an average cell parameter for each of the battery modules according to the cell parameters; identifying a donator module and a receiver module from the battery modules based upon the average cell parameter; and transferring energy from the donator module to the receiver module to balance the battery cells. | 10-06-2011 |
20110250868 | METHOD, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING PAGING GROUP AND NEIGHBOR CELL LIST OF FEMTO ACCESS POINT - A method, a server, and a system for configuring a paging group (PG) and a neighbor cell list of a femto access point (FAP) are provided. The method includes: receiving a configuration request from a security gateway or an FAP; acquiring location information of the FAP; determining an access service network gateway (ASN-GW) accessed by the FAP, and notifying the location information of the FAP to the ASN-GW, so that the ASN-GW allocates a PG to the FAP according to the location information of the FAP, and delivers an identifier (ID) of the allocated PG; and receiving the ID of the PG from the ASN-GW, and delivering the ID of the PG to the FAP. Therefore, the FAP can dynamically join into a PG and the neighbor cell list can be dynamically updated. | 10-13-2011 |
20110286439 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCAL SWITCHING - A method and a system for implementing local switching are disclosed. The method includes: after receiving the uplink data sent by a sending MS, determining, according to information carried in the uplink data, information about location of a receiving Mobile Station (MS) that is to receive uplink data; and implementing, according to local switching rules that specify a local switching control mode, local switching for data transmitted between the sending MS and the receiving MS if determining, according to the information about location of the receiving MS and information about location of the sending MS, that the data transmitted between the sending MS and the receiving MS meets local switching conditions. In this way, network transmission resources are saved in the process of transmitting data, transmission delay is shortened, and data transmission efficiency is improved. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289237 | INTELLIGENT BUS ADDRESS SELF-CONFIGURATION IN A MULTI-MODULE SYSTEM - According to one aspect there is disclosed an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first module including at least one bus port configured to couple the first module to a bus; a first configuration port configured to receive an input indicating whether address assignment is enabled or disabled for the first module; a second configuration port configured to provide an output indicating whether address assignment is enabled or disabled for a second module; a memory configured to store a unique address, wherein the unique address is configured to identify the first module; and a controller configured to be coupled to a central management unit via the bus, the controller further configured to receive the unique address from the central management unit, determine whether address assignment is enabled for the first module and to store the unique address in the memory if address assignment is enabled for the first module, enable or disable address assignment for a second module when the second module is coupled to the first module, and the controller further configured to enable or disable address assignment for the second module based, at least in part, on a message from the central management unit. | 11-24-2011 |
20110316483 | BATTERY PACK WITH BALANCING MANAGEMENT - A battery management system for a battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules and a plurality of first balancing units coupled to the plurality of battery modules. The battery management system also includes a plurality of second balancing units coupled to the plurality of battery modules, wherein a first balancing unit of the plurality of first balancing units and a second balancing unit of the plurality of second balancing units are coupled to each respective battery module. Lastly, the battery management system includes a plurality of controllers coupled to the plurality of battery modules, wherein each controller is coupled to a respective battery module. A first controller of the plurality of controllers is operable to control a first balancing unit of a first battery module to adjust a voltage output of the first battery module when the first controller determines the voltage output of the first battery module is greater than a combined voltage output of the first battery module and a second battery module. The first controller of the plurality of controllers is further operable to control a second balancing unit of the first battery module to adjust the combined voltage output of the first battery module and the second battery module when the first controller determines the combined voltage output of the first battery module and the second battery module is greater than the voltage output of the first battery module. | 12-29-2011 |
20120007603 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CELL NUMBER DETECTION - A circuit used for determining a cell number of several battery cells. The circuit includes a detection block and a controller, and operates in a first detection mode and a second detection mode. The detection block is coupled to each of the battery cells. In the first detection mode, the detection block provides a terminal voltage signal indicative of a terminal voltage of a battery cell. In the second detection mode, the detection block provides a cell voltage signal indicative of a cell voltage of the battery cell. The controller compares the terminal voltage signal with a first threshold in the first detection mode and compares the cell voltage signal with a second threshold in the second detection mode, and provides a cell count signal indicative of the cell number based on the terminal voltage signal and the cell voltage signal. | 01-12-2012 |
20120099481 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING A DEPLOYMENT SCHEME OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ACCESS POINTS - A method for obtaining a deployment scheme of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Points (APs) is provided. The method includes obtaining coverage information of each AP according to a WLAN competition model and deployment information; and combining a constraint relationship between the coverage information of each AP and cost information of each AP, and obtaining the deployment scheme of the APs through calculation. A device and a system are further provided, so as to automatically obtain a deployment scheme of APs, and control the cost. | 04-26-2012 |
20120106663 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a method for transmitting a data frame between a battery management system (BMS) and an associated device. The battery management system is coupled to an associated device via a one-wire bi-directional communication line. The method includes obtaining a control right of the one-wire bi-directional communication line and determining a target device based on a frame header by sending the frame header of a data frame by a source device; sending a specific data byte of the data frame from the source device to the target device; checking whether an acknowledge character from the target device is received by the source device within a predetermined time period; and releasing the control right of the one-wire bi-directional communication line if the acknowledge character is received within the predetermined time period by the source device or otherwise resending the data frame. | 05-03-2012 |
20120112703 | System and Method for Managing a Battery - A method for managing a battery with multiple battery cells is disclosed. The method includes monitoring parameters of the battery cells by an information acquisition unit. Parameters of the battery cells include individual cell voltages. The method further includes selecting, by a controller one of multiple charging modes in which the battery cells are charged according to the cell voltages. The charging modes include a constant current charging mode, a constant voltage charging mode, and a pulse charging mode. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139482 | BATTERY CHARGING MANAGEMENT - A battery charging management apparatus includes an information obtaining unit and a controlling unit coupled to the information obtaining unit. The information obtaining unit obtains parameter information for temperature of a battery during a charging process performed by a charger for the battery. The controlling unit controls the charger to charge the battery based on the parameter information of the battery, so that operation of the charger conforms to a charging rule corresponding to the charging process. The controlling unit decreases a charging signal of the charger by a predetermined decrement if the temperature of the battery increases by a predefined increment. | 06-07-2012 |
20120177052 | USER-ORIENTED COMMUNICATION METHOD, ROUTE REGISTRATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a user-oriented communication method, a route registration method and device, and a communication system. In the method, a first domain router receives a first data packet sent by a first terminal. The first data packet includes a user identifier of a first user and a user identifier of a second user, the first terminal belongs to the first user, and a second terminal belongs to the second user. The first domain router queries for a second domain router connected to the second terminal according to the user identifier of the second user and sends the first data packet to the second domain router, so that the second domain router sends the first data packet to the second terminal. | 07-12-2012 |
20120182063 | Power Device Using Photoelectron Injection to Modulate Conductivity and the Method Thereof - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices, and discloses a power device using photoelectron injection to modulate conductivity and the method thereof. The power device comprises at least one photoelectron injection light source and a power MOS transistor. The present invention uses photoelectron injection method to inject carriers to the drift region under the gate of the power MOS transistor, thus modulating the conductivity and further decreasing the specific on-resistance of the power MOS transistor. Moreover, as the doping concentration of the drift region can be decreased and the blocking voltage can be increased, the performance of the power MOS transistor can be greatly improved and the application of power MOS transistor can be expanded to high-voltage fields. | 07-19-2012 |
20120182995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSMISSION - A method for data transmission includes: a router receives a data packet sent by an access device of a first user, where the data packet carries target device selection information including at least a user identity of a second user, and the user identity is associated with at least one access device of the second user; the router obtains a routing address of an optimal access device among access devices associated with the user identity; and the router sends the data packet to the optimal access device according to the routing address. | 07-19-2012 |
20120200342 | GATE CONTROLLED PN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices, and more specifically, relates to a gate-controlled PN field-effect transistor and the control method thereof The gate-controlled PN field-effect transistor disclosed by the present invention comprises a semiconductor substrate region, a drain region and a source region on the left and right sides of the substrate region, and gate regions on the upper and lower sides of the substrate region. The gate-controlled PN field-effect transistor works in the positive bias state of the source-drain PN junction and is conducted from the middle of the substrate region. The gate-controlled PN field-effect transistor provided by the present invention decreases the leakage current and increases the drive current at the same time, namely decreases the chip power consumption and improves the chip performances at the same time. The present invention further discloses a method for controlling the gate-controlled PN field-effect transistor, including cut-off and conduction operation. | 08-09-2012 |
20120225327 | BATTERY WITH EMBEDDED DETECTING UNITS - A battery includes multiple battery cells separated by isolating plates, and multiple detecting units coupled to the battery cells and operable for detecting a status of the battery cells. The battery further includes multiple interfaces coupled to the detecting units and operable for receiving detecting results indicating the status from the detecting units. After the battery is airproofed, the battery cells and the detecting units are enveloped inside the battery. | 09-06-2012 |
20120261669 | PHOTO DETECTOR CONSISTING OF TUNNELING FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of optical interconnection and relates to a photo detector, in particular to a photo detector consisting of tunneling field-effect transistors. | 10-18-2012 |
20120261744 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention refers to a semiconductor device especially a tunneling filed effect transistor (TFET) using narrow bandgap material as the source electrode material. A Semiconductor device which is a tunneling field effect transistor type semiconductor device, in which the source material is characterized as narrow band-gap material; meanwhile, there is a u-groove channel. The narrow band-gap material results in a raise of driving current and the u-groove channel reduced drain leakage current. The TFET disclosed in to present invention has the advantages of low leakage current, high drive current, and high integration density. The static power consumption is also reduced by using the present invention. The integration density is improved as well. | 10-18-2012 |
20120273866 | Semiconductor Memory Device with a Buried Drain and Its Memory Array - A semiconductor memory device with a buried drain is provided. The device comprises a semiconductor substrate ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120305880 | RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH ELECTRIC-FIELD STRENGTHENED LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - This invention belongs to the technical field of memories and specifically relates to a resistive random access memory structure with an electric-field strengthened layer and a manufacturing method thereof. The resistive random access memory in the present invention can include a top electrode, a bottom electrode and a composite layer which is placed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode and have a first resistive switching layer and a second resistive switching and electric-field strengthened layer; the second resistive switching and electric-field strengthened layer cab be adjacent to the first resistive switching layer and have a dielectric constant lower than that of the first resistive switching layer. The electric-field distribution in the RRAM unit is adjustable. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305882 | NiO-based Resistive Random Access Memory and the Preparation Method Thereof - The present invention belongs to the technical field of memory storage and specially relates to a NiO-based resistive random access memory system (RRAM) and a preparation method thereof. The RRAM is comprised of a substrate and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure, wherein the electrodes are metal films, such as copper, aluminum, etc., capable of being applied to the interconnection process, and the resistive switching insulator is an Al | 12-06-2012 |
20120309118 | SILICON WAFER ALIGNMENT METHOD USED IN THROUGH-SILICON-VIA INTERCONNECTION - A method of silicon wafer alignment used in through-silicon-via interconnection for use in the field of high-integrity packaging technology is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes aligning and calibrating the upper and lower silicon wafers, stacked and interconnected electrically, so as to improve alignment accuracy of silicon wafers and reduce interconnection resistances. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit chip made by the method improves speed and energy performance. | 12-06-2012 |
20120328588 | COMPOUND PREPARATION AND ITS USES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT - A compound preparation contains alpha-lipoic acid and nimodipine at a ratio from 5:1 to 40:1. The above-mentioned compound preparation can be used for the prevention and treatment of noise-induced hearing impairment. This compound preparation not only increases the efficacy but decreases the dosage of nimodipine, reduces the side effects and improves the patient compliance. | 12-27-2012 |
20130016643 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-CARRIER FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER RESOURCES - A control method and device for multi-carrier frequency power amplifier resources includes service data which is first distributed to a primary carrier frequency board; if it is determined that channel resource blocks of the primary carrier frequency board are all distributed with the service data, the rest service data is distributed to a secondary carrier frequency board according to a sequence of time slots, and if the primary carrier frequency board is not completely distributed with the service data, skip this step; after the service data is scheduled, an energy-saving operation may be started for the primary carrier frequency board in the time slot in which a carrier frequency can be turned off and for the secondary carrier frequency board, so as to eliminate static power consumption of the power amplifier. | 01-17-2013 |
20130020970 | Control System and Control Method for Electric Bicycle - A system and methods for controlling an electric motor in an electric vehicle. The system includes a battery management system and a motor controller. The battery management system monitors output voltage of each individual cell unit in a battery pack with a plurality of cell units and generates a state signal and a count value according to the monitored output voltages. The motor controller receives the state signal and the count value from the battery management system and controls the output current to the electrical motor. The battery management system generates the state signal in a first state if none of the monitored output voltages is below a predefined voltage for longer than a predefined period. The battery management system increases the count value each time a monitored output voltage drops below the predefined voltage. The cell units in the battery pack are protected by the battery management system. | 01-24-2013 |
20130033231 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING BATTERY CELLS - A cell balancing system includes multiple bypass paths and a battery management circuit. The multiple bypass paths are coupled in parallel to the battery cells. The battery management circuit is coupled to the bypass paths and monitors cell voltages of the battery cells, compares the cell voltages with a first reference voltage for a first stage, enables a bypass path in the first stage if a battery cell in parallel with the bypass path has a cell voltage at the first reference voltage, and compares the cell voltages of the battery cells with a second reference voltage for a second stage if a specified cell voltage in the first stage is at the first reference voltage. | 02-07-2013 |
20130055553 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUPING BATTERIES - Methods and systems for grouping multiple battery modules in a battery pack are disclosed. Multiple characteristic parameters of multiple cells in a battery module of the battery modules are measured to produce a measured result. Multiple differences between the multiple characteristic parameters are calculated according to the measured result. The battery module is classified according to the multiple differences. | 03-07-2013 |
20130056848 | INDUCTIVE LOOP FORMED BY THROUGH SILICON VIA INTERCONNECTION - The present invention discloses an inductive element formed by through silicon via interconnections. The inductive element formed by means of the special through silicon via interconnection by using through silicon via technology features advantages such as high inductance and density. Moreover, the through silicon via interconnection integrated process forming the inductive element is compatible with the ordinary through silicon interconnection integrated process without any other steps, thus making the process simple and steady. The inductive element using the present invention is applicable to the through silicon via package manufacturing of various chips, especially the package manufacturing of power control chips and radio-frequency chips. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061805 | EPITAXIAL WAFER SUSCEPTOR AND SUPPORTIVE AND ROTATIONAL CONNECTION APPARATUS MATCHING THE SUSCEPTOR - Disclosed is an epitaxial wafer susceptor and a supportive and rotational connection apparatus matching the susceptor used for an MOCVD reaction chamber. The susceptor comprises a top surface and a susceptor rotating shaft protruding downward. A vertical driving shaft is coupled to the susceptor. The driving shaft comprises a counter bore inside an upper end of the driving shaft. At least a part of the susceptor rotating shaft is inserted into the counter bore if the susceptor is loaded. The susceptor is positioned and supported in the reaction chamber via coupling and connection between a contact surface of the susceptor rotating shaft and a corresponding contact surface of the counter bore. The susceptor is driven to rotate by the driving shaft if the driving shaft rotates. Reactant gases are introduced into the reaction chamber for an epitaxial reaction or a film deposition on the epitaxial wafers placed on the susceptor. | 03-14-2013 |
20130062684 | GATE STACK STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD USED FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FLASH MEMORY DEVICE - The invention relates to a gate stack structure suitable for use in a semiconductor flash memory device and its fabricating method. The gate stack structure is fabricated on a p-type 100 silicon substrate, which also includes the following components in sequence from bottom to top: a charge tunnel layer of Al | 03-14-2013 |
20130065365 | Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Substrate of Large-power Device - The invention belongs to the technical field of high-voltage, large-power devices and in particular relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate of a large-power device. According to the method, the ion implantation is carried out on the front face of a floating zone silicon wafer first, then a high-temperature resistant metal is used as a medium to bond the back-off floating zone silicon wafer, and a heavily CZ-doped silicon wafer forms the semiconductor substrate. After bonding, the floating zone silicon wafer is used to prepare an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), and the heavily CZ-doped silicon wafer is used as the low-resistance back contact, so the required amount of the floating zone silicon wafers used is reduced, and production cost is lowered. Meanwhile, the back metallization process is not required after bonding, so the processing procedures are simplified, and the production yield is enhanced. | 03-14-2013 |
20130069704 | ONE-WIRE COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT AND ONE-WIRE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication circuit facilitating communication between a first equipment and a second equipment including a conversion circuit, an input port, an output port, and a communication port is disclosed. The conversion circuit converts an input signal to a first intermediate signal, and converts a second intermediate signal to an output signal. The input port inputs the input signal to the first conversion circuit. The output port outputs the output signal to the control unit. The communication port inputs the second intermediate signal to the conversion circuit, and outputs the first intermediate signal to the second equipment. A voltage of the first intermediate signal is determined based on a voltage of a power source if the first intermediate signal is logic high, and a voltage of the second intermediate signal is determined based on the voltage of the power source if the second intermediate signal is logic high. | 03-21-2013 |
20130078761 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT 1T1R STORAGE UNIT BASED ON A COMPLETELY LOW-TEMPERATURE PROCESS - The present invention belongs to the technical field of low temperature atomic layer deposition technology, and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a flexible transparent 1T1R storage unit. In the present invention, a fully transparent 1T1R storage unit is developed on a flexible substrate through a completely low-temperature process, including an oxide layer dielectric, a transparent electrode and a transparent substrate which are deposited together through a low-temperature process, thus realizing a fully transparent device capable of achieving the functions of nontransparent devices. The present invention can be applied to the manufacturing of flexible low-temperature storage units in the future, as well as changing the packaging and existing modes of devices, which will make foldable and bendable portable storage units possible. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078793 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A GATE OXIDE AND A GATE ELECTRODE SELECTIVELY - The present invention belongs to the technical field of integrated semiconductor circuits, and relates to a method for depositing a gate oxide and a gate electrode selectively. The present invention makes use of Octadecyltriethoxysilane's (ODTS') easy attachment to the Si—OH interface and difficult attachment to the Si—H interface, and selectively deposits the gate oxide and gate electrode materials, which avoids the unnecessary waste of materials and saves cost. Meanwhile, the present invention will transfer the etching of the gate oxide and gate electrode into the etching of SiO | 03-28-2013 |
20130078797 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COPPER-DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER USED IN NANO INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The present invention belongs to the technical field of integrated semiconductor circuits, and relates to a method for manufacturing a copper-diffusion barrier layer. In the present invention, a proper reaction precursor has been selected and the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology has been adopted to develop Co or Ru on a TaN layer to obtain a diffusion barrier layer used in the interconnection for process nodes no more than 32 nm, which overcomes the insufficiency of the PVD deposition Ta/TaN double-layer structure as the copper-diffusion barrier layer in step coverage and conformity, and also effectively solves various serious problems in the Cu/low-k dual damascene process, such as the generation of voids in grooves and through-holes, and electromigration stability. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078798 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTROMIGRATION RESISTANCE IN THE COPPER INTERCONNECTION PROCESS - The present invention belongs to the technical field of integrated semiconductor circuits, and relates to a method used in a process no greater than 32 nm to improve the electromigration resistance of Cu interconnects. Coating layers on Cu interconnects, such as CuSi | 03-28-2013 |
20130078819 | METHOD FOR CLEANING & PASSIVATING GALLIUM ARSENIDE SURFACE AUTOLOGOUS OXIDE AND DEPOSITING AL2O3 DIELECTRIC - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor materials and specifically relates to a method for cleaning & passivizing gallium arsenide (GaAs) surface autologous oxide and depositing an Al | 03-28-2013 |
20130092902 | NANOWIRE TUNNELING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a nanowire tunneling field effect transistor (TFET). In the method, the ZnO nanowire required is developed in a water bath without the need for high temperatures and high pressure, featuring a simple solution preparation, convenient development and low cost, as well as constituting MOS devices of vertical structure with nanowire directly, thus omitting the nanowire treatment in the subsequent stage. The present invention has the advantages of simple structure, convenient manufacturing, and low cost, and control of the nanowire channel developed and the MOSFET array with vertical structure made of it though the gate, so as to facilitate the manufacturing of large-scale MOSFET array directly. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093238 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An apparatus for managing power in an electric vehicle includes a control circuit and a first switch. The control circuit is configured to generate a first control signal based on a current of a battery operable for powering the electric vehicle, and to generate a second control signal based on a voltage of the battery. The first switch is configured to control connection of the battery to a power source and a load in the electric vehicle according to the first control signal. The first control signal controls a voltage at a terminal of the first switch to maintain the current of the battery to be substantially equal to a current setting, and the second control signal controls the battery to switch between a first state and a second state. | 04-18-2013 |
20130099723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL BALANCING - A method for balancing multiple battery cells which are grouped into multiple battery modules includes: obtaining cell parameters of the battery cells, respectively; calculating an average cell parameter for each of the battery modules according to the cell parameters; identifying a donator module and a receiver module from the battery modules based upon the average cell parameter; and transferring energy from the donator module to the receiver module to balance the battery cells. | 04-25-2013 |
20130121252 | Information Push Method, Apparatus, and System - The present invention provides a new Push method, apparatus, and system. The Push method includes: receiving a Push message delivered by an application server; obtaining a private IP address of a UE according to a user identifier, where the user identifier is obtained from the Push message; and obtaining, according to the private IP address of the UE, a PS domain node currently connected to the UE, sending the Push message to the PS domain node, and sending the Push message to the UE through the PS domain node. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126954 | Dynamic Random Access Memory Array and Method of Making - The present invention is related to microelectronic technologies, and discloses specifically a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) array and methods of making the same. The DRAM array uses vertical MOS field effect transistors as array devices for the DRAM, and a buried metal silicide layer as buried bit lines for connecting multiple consecutive vertical MOS field effect transistor array devices. Each of the vertical MOS field-effect-transistor array devices includes a double gate structure with a buried layer of metal, which acts at the same time as buried word lines for the DRAM array. The DRAM array according to the present invention provides increased DRAM integration density, reduced buried bit line resistivity, and improved memory performance of the array devices. The present invention also provides a method of making a DRAM array. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134070 | Method for Seperating Carbon Nanotubes with Different Conductive Properties - This invention belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit manufacturing and specifically relates to a method for separating carbon nanotube materials with different conductive properties. The method is comprised of: immersing an integrated circuit material containing metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductor carbon nanotubes into fluid; introducing the fluid into the same container from the same inlet; on the four sides of the container, forming an electric field and arranging a pair of magnetic poles generating magnetic lines vertical to the electric field; changing the direction and intensity of the electric lines of the electric field and those of the magnetic fields to separate the metallic carbon nanotubes from the semiconductor carbon nanotubes. By means of the method of this invention, the purity of the obtained semiconductor carbon nanotubes and the metallic carbon nanotubes is high, so the product yield of the integrated circuit containing the semiconductor carbon nanotubes is capable of being greatly enhanced. This method is simple, easy, low in cost and capable of greatly reducing the manufacturing cost of high-purity carbon nanotubes. | 05-30-2013 |
20130140625 | Field-Effect Transistor and Method of Making - The present invention belongs to the field of microelectronic device technologies. Specifically, an asymmetric source/drain field-effect transistor and its methods of making are disclosed. A structure of the field-effect transistor comprises: a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, and a source region and a drain region having a mixed junction and a P-N junction, respectively. The source region and the drain region are asymmetrical structured with respect to each other, one of which comprises a P-N junction, and the other of which comprises a mixed junction, the mixed junction being a combination of a Schottky junction and a P-N junction. According to the present disclosure, a location of a doped region formed by ion implantation is controlled by adjusting an implantation angle, and a unique structure is formed for the asymmetric source/drain field-effect transistor. | 06-06-2013 |
20130149824 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUNNELING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH A U-SHAPED CHANNEL - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor device manufacturing and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a tunneling field effect transistor with a U-shaped channel. The U-shaped channel can effectively extend the transistor channel length, restrain the generation of leakage current in the transistor, and decrease the chip power consumption. The method for manufacturing a tunneling field effect transistor with a U-shaped channel put forward in the present invention is capable of realizing an extremely narrow U-shaped channel, overcoming the alignment deviation introduced by photoetching, and improving the chip integration degree. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149848 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VERTICAL-CHANNEL TUNNELING TRANSISTOR - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductors and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a vertical-channel tunneling transistor. In the present invention, the surrounding gate gate structure improves the control capacity of the gate and the source of narrow band gap material can enhance the device driving current. The method for manufacturing a vertical-channel tunneling transistor put forward by the present invention capable of controlling the channel length precisely features simple process, easy control and reduction of production cost. | 06-13-2013 |
20130162959 | Brightness-adjustable Light-emitting Device and Array and the Manufacturing Methods Thereof - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices and relates to a brightness-adjustable illuminator and an array and the manufacturing methods thereof. The illuminator is comprised of a semiconductor substrate, a MOSFET and a light-emitting diode that are located on the semiconductor substrate. The light-emitting diode (LED) and the control element (MOSFET) thereof are integrated on the same chip, so a single chip is capable of realizing the image transmission. An illuminator array may consist of a plurality of illuminators. Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the illuminator. Therefore, the projection equipment manufactured by the technology of the present invention has the advantages of small size, portability, low power consumption, etc. Furthermore, the use of the integrated circuit chip greatly simplifies the system of the projection equipment, reduces the production cost and greatly enhances the pixel quality and brightness. | 06-27-2013 |
20130173757 | Method, System, Push Client, and User Equipment for Service Communication - The present invention discloses a method, a system, a Push client, and a user equipment for service communication. The method disclosed in the present invention includes that: A source Push client generates a Push message, where the Push message carries a destination user Push identifier for identifying a destination user; the source Push client sends the Push message to a destination Push server to which the destination user belongs; the destination Push server obtains, according to the destination user Push identifier, a network address for reaching a destination Push client; and the destination Push server sends, based on the network address, the Push message to the destination Push client. With the present invention, communication of various services can be established without relying on a third party application server, which can reduce power consumption of a terminal and save network resources. | 07-04-2013 |
20130178012 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GATE-CONTROL DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - This invention belongs to semiconductor device manufacturing field and discloses a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor device. When the gate voltage is relatively high, the channel under the gate is of n-type and the device is of a simple gate-control pn junction structure; by way of controlling the effective n-type concentration of the ZnO film through back-gate control, inverting the n-type ZnO into p-type through the gate, and using NiO as a p-type semiconductor, an n-p-n-p doping structure is formed. The method features capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode devices able to reduce chip power consumption through the advantages of high driving current and small sub-threshold swing. The present invention using a low temperature process production is especially applicable to the manufacturing of semiconductor devices based on flexible substrates and reading & writing devices that have a flat panel display and phase change memory. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178013 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GATE-CONTROL DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - This invention belongs to semiconductor device manufacturing field and discloses a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor device. When the gate voltage is relatively high, the channel under the gate has an n type and the device has a simple gate-control pn junction structure; by way of controlling the effective n-type concentration of the ZnO film through back-gate control, inverting the n-type ZnO into p-type through the gate and using NiO as a p-type semiconductor, an n-p-n-p doping structure is formed. The present invention features capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode devices able to reduce the chip power consumption through the advantages of a high driving current and small sub-threshold swing, is especially applicable to the manufacturing of reading & writing devices having flat panel displays & phase change memory, and semiconductor devices based on flexible substrates. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178014 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GATE-CONTROL DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - This invention belongs to semiconductor device manufacturing field and discloses a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor storage device. When the floating gate voltage is relatively high, the channel under the floating gate is of n type and a simple gate-control pn junction structure is configured; by controlling effective n-type concentration of the ZnO film through back-gate control, inverting the n-type ZnO into p-type through a floating gate and using NiO as a p-type semiconductor, an n-p-n-p doping structure is formed while the quantity of charges in the floating gate determines the device threshold voltage, thus realizing memory functions. This invention features capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode memory devices able to reduce the chip power consumption through advantages of high driving current and small sub-threshold swing. This invention is applicable to semiconductor devices manufacturing based on flexible substrate and flat panel displays and floating gate memories, etc. | 07-11-2013 |
20130187278 | STRUCTURE FOR INTERCONNECTING COPPER WITH LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MEDIUM AND THE INTEGRATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor devices, and discloses a structure for interconnecting a medium of low dielectric constant with copper and the integration method thereof. It includes: using a combination of copper interconnections and air gaps to reduce capacity, and a special structure to support copper conductors so as to maintain the shape of copper conductors after removing the medium. The advantage of the present invention is that it can realize the complete air gap structure without short circuit or disconnection of copper conductors as well as the complete air gap structure with long conductors, thus reducing RC delay. | 07-25-2013 |
20130200856 | Device and Method for Battery Abnormality Processing - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a battery abnormality processing device for processing abnormalities in a battery pack with multiple battery modules. The battery abnormality processing device includes a detecting unit coupled to the battery modules, a comparison unit coupled to the detecting unit and a processing unit coupled to the comparison unit. The detecting unit detects the temperature at each end of each battery module in the battery pack. The comparison unit determines the abnormalities in the battery pack based on the detected temperatures. The processing unit executes an abnormality handling process if an abnormality is determined. | 08-08-2013 |
20130237009 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GATE-CONTROL DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor device manufacturing, and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor device. The present invention manufactures gate-control diode semiconductor devices through a low-temperature process, features a simple process, low manufacturing cost, and capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode devices able to reduce the chip power consumption through advantages of high driving current and small sub-threshold swing. The method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor device proposed by the present invention is especially applicable to the manufacturing of reading & writing devices having flat panel displays and phase change memory, and semiconductor devices based on flexible substrates. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237010 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GATE-CONTROL DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor device manufacturing, and specifically discloses a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor storage device. The present invention manufactures gate-control diode semiconductor memory devices through a low-temperature process featuring a simple process, low manufacturing cost and capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode memory devices with a high driving current and small sub-threshold swing. The method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor memory device proposed by the present invention is especially applicable to the manufacturing of flat panel displays and phase change memories and memory devices based on flexible substrate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245970 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting Battery Abnormality and Cause Thereof - Methods and apparatus for detecting abnormality of a battery pack are disclosed. The battery pack includes multiple battery cells coupled in series via at least one connecting wire. A first voltage drop between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery pack is detected. A first set of voltage drops between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of each battery cell in the battery pack is also detected. A total voltage drop across the at least one connecting wire in the battery pack is calculated based on an absolute difference between the first voltage drop and a sum of the first set of voltage drops. Whether the battery pack is abnormal is determined by assessing the total voltage drop across the at least one connecting wire with respect to a predetermined threshold. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250856 | CARRIER BEARING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RADIO REMOTE UNIT - The present disclosure discloses a carrier bearing method and device, and a base station. The carrier bearing method includes: obtaining transmit power of each carrier borne on all power amplifiers in a radio remote unit after detecting that transmit power of a carrier borne on a power amplifier in the radio remote unit changes; adjusting a correspondence between the carriers and the power amplifier in the radio remote unit according to the obtained transmit power; and bearing each carrier on its corresponding power amplifier according to the adjusted correspondence. The device and base station are used to implement the above method. | 09-26-2013 |
20130264632 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR MEMORY AND ITS FABRICATING METHOD - The invention relates to a thin film transistor memory and its fabricating method, This memory using the substrate as the gate electrode from bottom to up includes a charge blocking layer, a charge storage layer, a charge tunneling layer, an active region of the device and source/drain electrodes. The charge blocking layer is the ALD grown Al | 10-10-2013 |
20130270615 | METHOD FOR MAKING TRANSISTORS - A method of making a transistor, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming a depleting layer over the insulating layer; etching the depleting layer and the insulating layer; forming a metal layer over the semiconductor substrate; performing thermal annealing; and removing the metal layer. As advantages of the present invention, an upper outside part of each of the sidewalls include a material that can react with the metal layer, so that metal on two sides of the sidewalls is absorbed during the annealing process, preventing the metal from diffusing toward the semiconductor layer, and ensuring that the formed Schottky junctions can be ultra-thin and uniform, and have controllable and suppressed lateral growth. | 10-17-2013 |
20130295732 | METHOD FOR MAKING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - The present invention provides a method for making a field effect transistor, comprising of the following steps: providing a silicon substrate with a first type, forming a shallow trench by photolithography and etching processes, and forming silicon dioxide shallow trench isolations inside the shallow trench; forming by deposition a high-K gate dielectric layer and a metal gate electrode layer on the substrate and the shallow trench isolations; forming a gate structure by photolithography and etching processes; forming source/drain extension regions by ion implantation of dopants of a second type; depositing an insulating layer to form sidewalls tightly adhered to the sides of the gate; forming source/drain regions and PN junction interfaces between the source/drain region and the silicon substrate by ion implantation of dopants of the second type; and performing microwave annealing to activate implanted ions. The novel process of making a field effect transistor in the present invention can achieve impurity activation in the source/drain area at a low temperature and can reduce the influence of source/drain annealing on high-K gate dielectric and metal gate electrode. | 11-07-2013 |
20130324127 | METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR MANAGING CAPACITY OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and a base station for managing capacity of a wireless communication network, which relates to the field of wireless communications and is capable of saving energy while adjusting capacity of a wireless communication network of a base station. The present invention includes: checking total traffic of all overlay networks belonging to the base station; if the checked total traffic keeps being lesser than a preset load threshold, searching for and determining a first overlay network; maintaining normal work of a power amplifier of at least one antenna in each group of antennas in the first overlay network and turning off power amplifiers of one or more other antennas; and connecting the one or more other antennas to the power amplifiers maintaining normal work in the groups in which the one or more other antennas are located. | 12-05-2013 |
20130341696 | METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR (MOS) TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE INTEGRATED WITH A RESISTANCE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RRAM) AND THE MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor memories, in particular to a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor structure integrated with a resistance random access memory (RRAM). The MOS transistor structure comprises a MOS transistor and a RRAM formed on a substrate, wherein a gate dielectric layer of said MOS transistor extends to the surface of a drain region of said MOS transistor; and the part of the gate dielectric layer on the surface of the drain region of said MOS transistor faults a resistance-variable storage layer of said RRAM. In this invention, the high-quality dielectric layer of the MOS transistor and the resistance-variable storage layer of the RRAM are obtained by primary atomic layer deposition which integrates the RRAM and MOS transistor together without increasing steps. This process is simple and can combine the shallow trench isolation or field oxygen isolation and ion implantation or diffusion of source electrode and drain electrode to make integration convenient. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341697 | TUNNEL TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE INTEGRATED WITH A RESISTANCE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RRAM) AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor memories, in particular to a tunnel transistor structure integrated with a resistance random access memory and a manufacturing method thereof. The tunnel transistor structure in the present invention comprises a semiconductor substrate, and a tunnel transistor and a resistance random access memory formed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate dielectric layer of the tunnel transistor extends to the surface of a drain region of the tunnel transistor; the part of the gate dielectric layer on the surface of the drain region of the tunnel transistor forms the resistance-variable storage layer of the resistance random access memory. In this invention, the high-quality gate dielectric layer of the tunnel transistor and the resistance-variable storage layer of the resistance random access memory are obtained by primary atomic layer deposition which integrates the resistance random access memory and tunnel transistor together without increasing steps. This process is simple and can combine the shallow trench isolation or field oxygen isolation and ion implantation or diffusion of source electrode and drain electrode to make integration convenient. | 12-26-2013 |
20140001837 | Dual Core DC/DC Module for Electrical Vehicle | 01-02-2014 |
20140003122 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STRUCTURE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140004806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140034891 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STRUCTURE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of microelectronic devices, specifically relates to a semiconductor memory structure and its manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor memory structure which carries out erasing, writing and reading operation on the phase change memory or the resistance change memory through a tunneling field-effect transistor is formed, for one hand, the high current passed through the tunneling field-effect transistor when the p-n junction the biased positively, meeting the high current requirements for erasing of and writing of the phase change memory and the resistance change memory, and on the other hand, Vertical structure of the field-effect transistor can greatly improve the density of memory devices arrays. The present invention also discloses a method, which is very suitable for the memory chips, for the manufacturing of the semiconductor memory structure using self-aligned process. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034955 | Nano-MOS Devices and Method of Making - The present invention discloses a method of making nano-MOS devices having a metal gate, thereby avoiding the poly depletion effect, and enhancing the MOS device's performance. The method forms metal gates by depositing a metal film over sidewall surfaces on two sides of a polycrystalline semiconductor layer. The metal in the metal film diffuses toward the sidewall surfaces of the polycrystalline semiconductor layer and forms, after annealing, metal-semiconductor compound nanowires (i.e., metal gates) on the sidewall surfaces of the polycrystalline semiconductor layer. Thus, high-resolution lithography is not required to form metal compound semiconductor nanowires, resulting in significant cost saving. At the same time, a nano-MOS device is also disclosed, which includes a metal gate, thereby avoiding the poly depletion effect, and resulting in enhanced MOS device performance. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034956 | Asymmetric Gate MOS Device and Method of Making - An asymetric gate MOS device is disclosed. The gate is a metal gate, and the metal gate has a different work function on the source side from that on the drain side of the MOS device, so that the overall performance parameters of the MOS device are more optimized. A method of making an asymetric gate MOS device is also disclosed. In the method, dopant ions are implanted into the gate of the MOS device, so as to cause the gate to have a different work function on the source side from that on the drain side of the MOS device. As a result, the overall performance parameters of the MOS device are more optimized. The method can be easily implemented. | 02-06-2014 |
20140037629 | HUMANIZED SINGLE-CHAIN ANTIBODY AGAINST BETA 3 INTEGRIN FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF METASTASIS - The present invention relates to methods inhibiting tumor metastasis and treating cancer in a subject that involve administering to the subject an antibody which recognizes GPIIIa49-66, under conditions effective to inhibit tumor metastasis and/or treat cancer in the subject. | 02-06-2014 |
20140048875 | Asymmetrical Gate MOS Device and Method of Making - An asymetric gate MOS device is disclosed. The gate is a metal gate, and the metal gate has a different work function on the source side from that on the drain side of the MOS device, so that the overall performance parameters of the MOS device are more optimized. A method of making an asymetric gate MOS device is also disclosed. In the method, dopant ions are implanted into the gate of the MOS device, so as to cause the gate to have a different work function on the source side from that on the drain side of the MOS device. As a result, the overall performance parameters of the MOS device are more optimized. The method can be easily implemented. | 02-20-2014 |
20140084472 | COMPOUND DIELECTRIC ANTI-COPPER-DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER FOR COPPER CONNECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure belongs to the field of manufacturing and interconnection of integrated circuits, and in particular relates to compound dielectric anti-copper-diffusion barrier layer for copper interconnection and a manufacturing method thereof The disclosure uses compound dielectric (oxide & metal) as the anti-copper-diffusion barrier layer. First, it can enhance the capable of metal for anti-copper-diffusion efficiently, and prevent the barrier layer for valid owing to oxidized and prolong the life of the barrier layer. Second, it can reduce the effective dielectric constant of the interconnection circuits and furthermore reduce the RC delay of the whole interconnection circuits. Besides, the alloy is firmly adhered to the copper, and the metal copper can be directly electroplated without growing a layer of seed crystal copper. The method is simple and feasible and is expected to be applied to manufacturing of the anti-copper-diffusion barrier layers for copper interconnections. | 03-27-2014 |
20140106759 | COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a communications method, device, and system. The method includes: monitoring whether a terminal on a macro network has a service requirement on a micro network, where the micro network is in the coverage area of the macro network, and all common physical channels or some common physical channels except a pilot channel on the micro network are in a disabled state; and if the terminal has a service requirement on the micro network, sending a network handover instruction that includes configuration information of the micro network to the terminal, where the network handover instruction is used to instruct the terminal to hand over from the macro network to the micro network. In the embodiments of the present invention, power consumption of a capacity station is reduced, and unnecessary power waste is reduced. | 04-17-2014 |
20140125395 | One-Wire Communication Circuit and One-Wire Communication Method - A communication circuit facilitating communication between a first equipment and a second equipment including a conversion circuit, an input port, an output port, and a communication port is disclosed. The conversion circuit converts an input signal to a first intermediate signal, and converts a second intermediate signal to an output signal. The input port inputs the input signal to the first conversion circuit. The output port outputs the output signal to the control unit. The communication port inputs the second intermediate signal to the conversion circuit, and outputs the first intermediate signal to the second equipment. A voltage of the first intermediate signal is determined based on a voltage of a power source if the first intermediate signal is logic high, and a voltage of the second intermediate signal is determined based on the voltage of the power source if the second intermediate signal is logic high. | 05-08-2014 |
20140159129 | NEAR-INFRARED-VISIBLE LIGHT ADJUSTABLE IMAGE SENSOR - The disclosure belongs to the field of semiconductor photoreceptors, in particular to a near-infrared-visible light adjustable image sensor. By adding a transfer transistor, the disclosure integrates a silicon-based photoelectric diode and a silicon germanium-based photoelectric diode on the same chip to realize that the silicon-based photoelectric diode and a silicon germanium-based photoelectric diode are controlled by the same readout circuit at different time, thus widening the spectrum response scope of the photoreceptor, realizing high integration and multifunction of the chip and reducing the manufacturing cost of the chip. The disclosure is applicable for intermediate and high-end products with low power consumption and photoreceptors for specific wave bands, in particular to military, communicative and other special fields. | 06-12-2014 |
20140167134 | SELF-ALIGNED VERTICAL NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - The present invention belongs to the technical field of semiconductor memory devices and specifically relates to a self-aligned vertical nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, Including: a semiconductor substrate, a drain region of a first doping type, two source regions of a second doping type, a stacked gate used to capture electrons; wherein the drain region, the two source regions and the stacked gate form two tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs) sharing one gate and one drain, the drain region current of each of the TFET is affected by the quantity and distribution of the charges in the stacked gate used to capture electrons, the drain is buried in the semiconductor substrate, the source regions above the drain region are separated from the drain through a channel and separated form each other through a region of the first doping type. The semiconductor memory device of the present invention features small unit area and simple manufacturing process. The memory chip using the present invention is of low manufacturing cost and high storage density. | 06-19-2014 |
20140221246 | HUMAN RARE BLOOD GROUP MULTIPLEX PCR DETECTION METHOD AND KIT - Disclosed are a human rare blood type detection method, a kit, a rapid screening method and applications thereof. By using multiple pairs of PCR specific primers directing to the SNP loci of multiple rare blood types, the SNP loci of multiple rare blood types are simultaneously detected in the same PCR reaction system; and the multiplex PCR detection method and a Pool detection method are combined to rapidly screen the human rare blood types. | 08-07-2014 |
20140252359 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Making - The present disclosure is related to semiconductor technologies and discloses a semiconductor device and its method of making. In the present disclosure, a transistor's source and drain are led out by forming vias or contact holes in an insulator layer covering the transistor and at metal silicide contact regions corresponding to the source and drain, and by filling the vias with metal-semiconductor compound. Because the metal-semiconductor compound has relatively low resistivity, the resistance of the material in the vias can be minimized. Also, because the material used to fill the vias and the material forming the source/drain contact regions are both metal-semiconductor compound, contact resistance between the material filling the vias and the source/drain contact regions can be minimized. Furthermore, because the material filling the vias is metal-semiconductor compound, the conducting material in the vias and dielectric material in the insulator layer can form good interface and have good adhesion properties, and the conducting material would not cause structural damage in the dielectric material. Thus, there is no need to form a barrier layer between the insulator layer and the material filling the vias. | 09-11-2014 |
20140284728 | Metal Silicide Thin Film, Ultra-Shallow Junctions, Semiconductor Device and Method of Making - A metal silicide thin film and ultra-shallow junctions and methods of making are disclosed. In the present disclosure, by using a metal and semiconductor dopant mixture as a target, a mixture film is formed on a semiconductor substrate using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. The mixture film is removed afterwards by wet etching, which is followed by annealing to form metal silicide thin film and ultra-shallow junctions. Because the metal and semiconductor dopant mixture is used as a target to deposit the mixture film, and the mixture film is removed by wet etching before annealing, self-limiting, ultra-thin, and uniform metal silicide film and ultra-shallow junctions are formed concurrently in semiconductor field-effect transistor fabrication processes, which are suitable for field-effect transistors at the 14 nm, 11 nm, or even further technology node. | 09-25-2014 |
20140306271 | Unltra-Shallow Junction Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor and Method of Making - An ultra-shallow junction semiconductor field-effect transistor and its methods of making are disclosed. In the present disclosure, a mixture film is formed on a semiconductor substrate with a gate structure formed thereon using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process, which employs a mixture of metal and semiconductor dopants as a target. The PVD process is followed by annealing, during which ultra-shallow junctions and ultra-thin metal silicide are formed. After removing the mixture film remaining on the semiconductor substrate, an ultra-shallow junction semiconductor field-effect transistor is formed. Because the mixture film comprises metal and semiconductor dopants, ultra-shallow junctions and ultra-thin metal silicide can be formed in a same annealing process. The ultra-shallow junction thus formed can be used in semiconductor field-effect transistors for the 14 nm, 11 nm, or even further technology node. | 10-16-2014 |
20140315366 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Making - The present disclosure is related to semiconductor technologies and discloses a semiconductor device and its method of making. In the present disclosure, a transistor's source and drain are led out by concurrently formed metal-semiconductor compound contact regions at the source and drain and metal-semiconductor compounds in vias formed at positions corresponding to the source and drain. Because the metal-semiconductor compound has relatively low resistivity, the resistance of the metal-semiconductor compounds in the vias can be minimized. Also, because the material used to fill the vias and the material forming the source/drain contact regions are both metal-semiconductor compound, contact resistance between the material filling the vias and the metal-semiconductor compound source/drain contact regions can be minimized. Furthermore, because the material filling the vias is metal-semiconductor compound, the conducting material in the vias and dielectric material in the insulator layer can form good interface and have good adhesion properties, and the conducting material would not cause structural damage in the dielectric material. Thus, there is no need to form a barrier layer between the insulator layer and the material filling the vias. | 10-23-2014 |
20140377892 | METHOD OF FORMING AN INTEGRATED INDUCTOR BY DRY ETCHING AND METAL FILLING - The present invention discloses an inductive element formed by through silicon via interconnections. The inductive element formed by means of the special through silicon via interconnection by using through silicon via technology features advantages such as high inductance and density. Moreover, the through silicon via interconnection integrated process forming the inductive element is compatible with the ordinary through silicon interconnection integrated process without any other steps, thus making the process simple and steady. The inductive element using the present invention is applicable to the through silicon via package manufacturing of various chips, especially the package manufacturing of power control chips and radio-frequency chips. | 12-25-2014 |
20150033104 | Smooth Navigation Between Content Oriented Pages - Smooth navigation can be provided when switching between content oriented pages by presenting an intermediate page while the requested page is being received and rendered. The intermediate page can be the current page but without navigational features. Alternatively, the intermediate page can be an advertisement provided by the source of the requested page. | 01-29-2015 |
20150061807 | Transformer - A transformer includes a magnetic core, a primary winding, and a plurality of secondary windings. The magnetic core has an axial and a radial direction. The primary winding includes a plurality of winding sections and at least one connecting section. The winding sections are arranged along the axial direction. The connecting section is connected between the two adjacent winding sections. Each of the winding sections includes a plurality of primary winding layers and pull-out portions. The primary winding layers surround the magnetic core and are arranged along the radial direction. One pull-out portion connects two primary winding layers adjacent to the pull-out portion. Part of normal projections of the primary winding layers on a surface of the magnetic core are located between normal projections of the pull-out portions on the surface of the magnetic core. The secondary windings surround the primary winding. | 03-05-2015 |
20150071267 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BASED ON HARQ - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for transmitting data based on a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). The method includes: adjusting, according to current physical resources, a channel quality indicator (CQI) fed back by a terminal to obtain an adjusted CQI and determining an initial transmit power corresponding to the adjusted CQI; calculating an optimum number N | 03-12-2015 |
Wei Zhang, Los Angeles, CA US
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20090123372 | DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR IMAGING PROBES FOR CARBONIC ANHYDRASE-IX USING CLICK CHEMISTRY - The present application discloses methods for identifying inhibitors with high binding-affinity for the carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) enzyme using click chemistry and uses the candidates thereof as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents. | 05-14-2009 |
20100098634 | Imaging Agents Useful for Identifying AD Pathology - Provided herein are compounds and compositions which comprise the formulae as disclosed herein, wherein the compound is an amyloid binding compound. An amyloid binding compound according to the invention may be administered to a patient in amounts suitable for in vivo imaging of amyloid deposits, and distinguish between neurological tissue with amyloid deposits and normal neurological tissue. Amyloid probes of the invention may be used to detect and quantitate amyloid deposits in diseases including, for example, Down's syndrome, familial Alzheimer's Disease. In another embodiment, the compounds may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of neurodegenerative disorders. Also provided herein are methods of allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease. | 04-22-2010 |
20100239496 | Imaging agents for detecting neurological disorders - Imaging agents of formula (I) and methods for detecting neurological disorders comprising administering to a patient in need compounds of formula (I) capable of binding to tau proteins and β-amyloid peptides are presented herein. The invention also relates to methods of imaging Aβ and tau aggregates comprising introducing a detectable quantity of pharmaceutical formulation comprising a radiolabeled compound of formula (I) and detecting the labeled compound associated with amyloid deposits and/or tau proteins in a patient. These methods and compositions enable preclinical diagnosis and monitoring progression of AD and other neurological disorders. | 09-23-2010 |
20110046378 | Novel Imaging Agents for Detecting Neurological Dysfunction - Disclosed here in are compounds and methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease or a predisposition thereto in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a radiolabeled compound, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of radiolabeled flavones, coumarins, carbazoles, quinolinones, chromenones, imidazoles and triazoles derivatives, allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease | 02-24-2011 |
20110091382 | NOVEL IMAGING AGENTS FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION - Disclosed here in are compounds and methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease or a predisposition thereto in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a radiolabeled compound, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of radiolabeled flavones, coumarins, carbazoles, quinolinones, chromenones, imidazoles and triazoles derivatives, allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease. | 04-21-2011 |
20110182812 | Imaging Agents for Detecting Neurological Disorders - Imaging agents of formulas (I)-(V) and methods for detecting neurological disorders comprising administering to a patient in need compounds of formulas (I)-(V) capable of binding to tau proteins and β-amyloid peptides are presented herein. The invention also relates to methods of imaging Aβ and tau aggregates comprising introducing a detectable quantity of pharmaceutical formulation comprising a radiolabeled compound of formulas (I)-(V) and detecting the labeled compound associated with amyloid deposits and/or tau proteins in a patient. These methods and compositions enable preclinical diagnosis and monitoring progression of AD and other neurological disorders. | 07-28-2011 |
20120302755 | Imaging Agents for Detecting Neurological Dysfunction - Disclosed here in are compounds and methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease or a predisposition thereto in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a radiolabeled compound, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of radiolabeled carbazoles and derivatives thereof and triazoles derivatives, allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease. | 11-29-2012 |
20130217887 | Compounds With Matrix-Metalloproteinase Inhibitory Activity and Imaging Agents Thereof - Novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions having MMP inhibitory activity are disclosed, which have been found to be particularly useful in the prevention, treatment and diagnostic imaging of diseases associated with an unpaired activity of MMP, amongst others MMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-9 and/or MMP-13 to name a few. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention, the treatment and the in vivo diagnostic imaging of a range of disease states (inflammatory, malignant and degenerative diseases) where specific matrix metalloproteinases are known to be involved. | 08-22-2013 |
Wei Zhang, Hong Kong CN
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20080261639 | CLUSTER-BASED COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS - Cluster-based cooperative spectrum sensing is provided for cognitive radio systems. For each cluster of cognitive users, a cluster head is determined. Each cluster head collects energies of a reporting channel measured by the cognitive users within the cluster and decides whether a primary user is absent from a given spectrum. A common receiver then aggregates the cluster-level decisions made by the cluster heads, and makes a decision across multiple, or all of, the clusters whether the primary user is absent based on a fusion function of the cluster-level decisions. If the primary (licensed) user is absent, then secondary (unlicensed) users may utilize the spectrum. | 10-23-2008 |
20080267108 | MULTIUSER SCHEDULING FOR MIMO BROADCAST CHANNELS WITH FINITE RATE FEEDBACK - System and methodologies are provided herein for multiuser scheduling in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. Various aspects described herein facilitate full feedback scheduling, wherein multiuser scheduling is performed based on an antenna selection and signal quality feedback, such as signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) feedback, from respective users. Based on information received from respective users, independent information streams can be transmitted from respective transmit antennas to respective users with the highest signal quality. Receive antenna selection can also be employed to allow respective users to select a single receive antenna on which information is to be received. Additional aspects described herein facilitate quantized feedback scheduling, wherein scheduling is performed based on signal quality feedback that is quantized into a finite number of bits by respective users. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268892 | POWER CONTROL IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECTRUM SENSING SIDE INFORMATION - For cognitive radio systems, the transmit power of a cognitive radio device is controlled so that the cognitive, unlicensed radio device does not interfere with the use of a shared spectrum by a primary, licensed device. Controlling the transmit power includes determining a distance, or a function of the distance, between a primary transmitter of the primary device and the cognitive radio device based on sensing information from a spectrum sensing process. The maximum transmit power of the cognitive radio device is then dynamically controlled based on the distance, or the function of the distance, while considering a worst case scenario of an underlying cognitive radio model, to guarantee a quality of service requirement of the primary device. | 10-30-2008 |
20080297460 | Method of displaying a low dynamic range image in a high dynamic range - A method of increasing the dynamic range of an image comprising a plurality of pixels each having a luminance value within a first luminance dynamic range. The method includes determining a background luminance value for each pixel of the image and determining a minimum and a maximum of the background luminance values. A conversion factor is then determined for each pixel of the image based on the minimum and maximum of the background luminance values. The image id converted from the first luminance dynamic range to a second luminance dynamic range by multiplying the luminance value of each pixel of the image by its conversion factor. | 12-04-2008 |
20090129496 | FULL-RATE DISTRIBUTED SPACE-TIME CODES FOR COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS - A full-rate distributed space-time (ST) code design is provided for amplify-and-forward cooperative wireless channels. A signal space diversity technique is employed at the source node and a unique signature vector at each relay node. The distributed space-time (ST) codes can achieve full cooperative diversity and full rate. The achievable diversity gain is M+1, where M is the number of relay nodes. Optimal power allocation can be used to maximize the coding gain under a total power constraint. | 05-21-2009 |
20090207735 | ROBUST COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING FOR COGNITIVE RADIOS - The disclosed subject matter relates to communicatively coupled cognitive radio systems, devices, methodologies, or combinations thereof, facilitating improved utilization of unused portions of spectral bands by secondary users generally allocated to other primary users. This improved utilization can be achieved by cooperative spectrum sensing employing ST coding and/or SF coding for transmit diversity. Further, cooperative spectrum sensing can be improved by employing relay diversity with or without algebraic coding. It is illustrated that a threshold probability of false alarm can be reduced by applying transmit diversity with space time coding and/or space frequency coding. It is further illustrated that relay diversity can be employed to compensate for reduced sensing diversity order were some nodes in a cooperative spectrum sensing system cannot report directly. It is disclosed that algebraic coding can be combined with relay diversity to decrease the threshold probability of false alarm in relay diversity systems while maintaining high levels of sensing diversity order. | 08-20-2009 |
20110085741 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING IMAGES - Methods and apparatus for editing an image having focused and defocused objects are provided in the present application. According to an embodiment, the method comprises: determining blurriness of edge pixels in the image; propagating the determined blurriness to non-edge pixels adjacent to each of the edge pixels so as to determine blurriness of the non-edge pixels; estimating a focus map based on the blurriness of the edge pixels and the non-edge pixels to identify the defocused objects and the focused objects; and refocusing the defocused objects based on the focus map or defocusing at least one of the defocused objects and the focused objects. | 04-14-2011 |
20110312368 | POWER CONTROL IN COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECTRUM SENSING SIDE INFORMATION - For cognitive radio systems, the transmit power of a cognitive radio device is controlled so that the cognitive, unlicensed radio device does not interfere with the use of a shared spectrum by a primary, licensed device. Controlling the transmit power includes determining a distance, or a function of the distance, between a primary transmitter of the primary device and the cognitive radio device based on sensing information from a spectrum sensing process. The maximum transmit power of the cognitive radio device is then dynamically controlled based on the distance, or the function of the distance, while considering a worst case scenario of an underlying cognitive radio model, to guarantee a quality of service requirement of the primary device. | 12-22-2011 |
20120008583 | MULTIUSER SCHEDULING FOR MIMO BROADCAST CHANNELS WITH FINITE RATE FEEDBACK - System and methodologies are provided herein for multiuser scheduling in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. Various aspects described herein facilitate full feedback scheduling, wherein multiuser scheduling is performed based on an antenna selection and signal quality feedback, such as signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) feedback, from respective users. Based on information received from respective users, independent information streams can be transmitted from respective transmit antennas to respective users with the highest signal quality. Receive antenna selection can also be employed to allow respective users to select a single receive antenna on which information is to be received. Additional aspects described herein facilitate quantized feedback scheduling, wherein scheduling is performed based on signal quality feedback that is quantized into a finite number of bits by respective users. | 01-12-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Evanston, IL US
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20110081274 | UV disinfectant device for biofilm flow cell - A UV (ultraviolet) light disinfectant apparatus useful with a biofilm flow cell for in-line, non-invasive disinfecting of medium flow to and from the flow cell is provided. The disinfectant apparatus includes a UV chamber having a UV light source therein and one or more UV light-transmissive tubes that extend through the UV chamber and through which the fluid medium flows through the UV chamber for exposure to UV light for purposes of disinfectation. | 04-07-2011 |
20120264765 | Cyclohexane-1,3-Diones for Use in the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - The present invention relates to the identification of provided cyclohexane-1,3-diones (CHD compounds) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also provides methods of preparing the provided CHD compounds. | 10-18-2012 |
20140371313 | Cyclohexane-1,3-Diones for Use in the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - The present invention relates to the identification of provided cyclohexane-1,3-diones (CHD compounds) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also provides methods of preparing the provided CHD compounds. | 12-18-2014 |
Wei Zhang, New Territories CN
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20110069078 | METHOD, SYSTEM OR APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A BRIGHTNESS LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF A BACKLIGHT OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level associated with at least a portion of a backlight of a display device. | 03-24-2011 |
Wei Zhang, Kunshan CN
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20100291804 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A UNITARY CONNECTOR MOLDED WITH ANOTHER CONNECTOR - A cable connector assembly ( | 11-18-2010 |
20110059640 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED APPARENT MEMBER - A cable connector assembly ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110124220 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A cable connector assembly ( | 05-26-2011 |
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Wei Zhang, Newtown, PA US
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20100244324 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A mold for imprinting a patterned region by imprint lithography is provided with a peripheral groove around the patterned region. The groove is connected, as by channels through the mold, to a switchable source for gas removal to prevent bubbles and for the application of pressurized gas to separate the mold and substrate. In use, the mold is disposed adjacent the moldable surface and gas is withdrawn from the patterned region through the groove as the mold is pressed toward and into the moldable surface. At or near the end of the imprinting, the process is switched from removal of gas to the application of pressurized gas. The pressurized gas passes through the groove and separates or facilitates separation of the mold and the moldable surface. | 09-30-2010 |
20100247698 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A mold for imprinting a patterned region by imprint lithography is provided with a peripheral groove around the patterned region. The groove is connected, as by channels through the mold, to a switchable source for gas removal to prevent bubbles and for the application of pressurized gas to separate the mold and substrate. In use, the mold is disposed adjacent the moldable surface and gas is withdrawn from the patterned region through the groove as the mold is pressed toward and into the moldable surface. At or near the end of the imprinting, the process is switched from removal of gas to the application of pressurized gas. The pressurized gas passes through the groove and separates or facilitates separation of the mold and the moldable surface. | 09-30-2010 |
20110042861 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF FIELD-INDUCED PRESSURE IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - An improved method of imprint lithography involves using field-induced pressure from electric or magnetic fields to press a mold onto a substrate having a moldable surface. In essence, the method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a moldable surface, providing a mold having a molding surface and pressing the molding surface and the moldable surface together by field-induced pressure from electric or magnetic fields to imprint the molding surface onto the moldable surface. The molding surface advantageously comprises a plurality of projecting features of nanoscale extent or separation, but the molding surface can also be a smooth planar surface, as for planarization. The improved method can be practiced without mechanical presses and without sealing the region between the mold and the substrate. | 02-24-2011 |
20110155060 | Method And Apparatus To Apply Surface Release Coating For Imprint Mold - A surface coating apparatus for preparing a work piece having a working surface for imprint lithography, wherein the work piece comprises either a mold or a substrate. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and a generator to produce chemical reaction radicals for cleaning the working surface. The generator may be located inside said vacuum chamber and connected to an inner surface of said vacuum chamber or external to the vacuum chamber and connected thereto via suitable couplings. A fixture within the vacuum chamber is configured to hold the work piece with the working surface accessible by the chemical reaction radicals, and a means is provided for depositing a molecular layer of surfactant on the working surface inside the vacuum chamber. | 06-30-2011 |
20110180965 | FAST NANOIMPRINTING APPARATUS USING DEFORMALE MOLD - The invention disclosed apparatuses and methods to do nanoimprint lithography using a deformable mold. Generally, the apparatus has a chamber with a transparent section on its top wall, which is capable of vacuuming and pressurizing. The deformable mold fixed firmly onto a hollow mold holder around its full periphery is attached to top inner surface of the chamber and positioned underneath the transparent section. The central area of the mold is freely accessible from underneath through the opening of the mold holder. An enclosed volume referring to mold mini-chamber is formed between the mold/holder and top wall of the chamber. Inside chamber, a stage assembly is installed. A chuck to vacuumly hold a substrate is mounted on top of the stage assembly. At beginning of the imprinting, the substrate with a layer of resist is positioned underneath the mold at a predetermined gap between them. Then, the substrate is moved up to contact with the mold either under vacuum or under atmosphere. The substrate and mold may be pressed further by introducing higher pressure inside the chamber. After consolidating the resist, the substrate is separated from the mold by either direct pull-down enabled by stage movement or deforming the mold enabled by differential pressure between the mold mini-chamber and the bulk volume of the chamber, or mixing of both. | 07-28-2011 |
20130082874 | METHODS FOR ROAD SAFETY ENHANCEMENT USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Methods for road safety enhancement use mobile communication device (MCD) onboard vehicle to share traveling data through inter-vehicle communication broadcasting, perform road hazard warning, enhance road navigation, and provide autonomous road assistance. The methods have a variety of vehicle status data, such as moving data, steering data, or indicator data, obtained through GPS or image capturing and recognition of instrument cluster of vehicle. The image capturing and recognition allows to get speed data from indication of speedometer, indication of left or right turn signal, steering action data corresponding to steering wheel rotation, and light-on indication of system status indicators. To facilitate that, the MCD may be placed in front of steering wheel, and, if applicable, also in coupling with movement of steering wheel. The MCD may perform relative positioning map-matching lane correlation and GPS-update-interval speed positioning to improve data quality regarding vehicle moving status. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL CARD TRANSACTION VERIFICATION - The invention is aimed to verify credit card transaction or any transaction using similar payment mechanism through joint effort of cardholder and card issuer. In accordance with the invention, principle of method to verify financial card transaction is to use a mobile communication device (MCD) carried by cardholder to maintain an event record in a record list every time when cardholder starts a payment using a financial card, then, having wireless communication network address of the MCD in account record associated with the financial card, account server of corresponding card issuer notifies the MCD a newly occurred activity regarding to payment transaction upon the account, after that, the MCD searches the record list trying to establish a match between the newly received activity notice and an existing event record that both the event record and the notice have substantially simultaneous occurring time, thus being considered for the same transaction. | 04-04-2013 |
20130314226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO IMPROVE HOME SAFETY - In accordance with the invention, a mobile communication device (MCD), preferable a mobile phone, intercepts a RF signal indicating a remote operation occurred on home equipment and starts safety monitoring process to observe situation progress following receiving the RF signal. When certain condition, for example time-up of a timer or leaving-site based on GPS location, is found satisfied, the MCD alerts user that a potential safety concern is raised up and prompts user to take appropriate action to prevent the potential safety concern from evolving into really occurred danger or disaster. The RF signal may be sent by a remote control or a remote sensing device coupled with operation of home equipment. Two examples respectively for safety enhancement of using cooking range and safety enhancement of accessing garage door are disclosed as implementation examples of the method and system using MCD to enhance home safety. | 11-28-2013 |
20140281952 | INTERACTIVELY VIEWING MULTI DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY SCREEN - A computer implemented method for viewing multi document interactively involves viewing two or more documents concurrently displayed on display screen and bringing a content portion of one document into corresponding view region on display screen when a selectable link embedded in another document, which represents a reference to the content portion, is selected by user interface input acted thereupon. Each document is hosted by a browser engine to display on a display region on display screen. A browser engine host performs as a coordination and information center of the browser engines. When a selectable link is selected, the hosting browser engine submits a request containing identification of the link to the browser engine host. The browser engine host processes the request and, accordingly, direct the browser engine destined to act thereupon to bring the referred content into viewable area of corresponding display region. | 09-18-2014 |
20150069672 | FAST NANOIMPRINTING METHODS USING DEFORMABLE MOLD - Methods for nanoimprint lithography using a deformable mold. Generally, the method includes a deformable mold fixed firmly onto a hollow mold holder around its full periphery is attached to top inner surface of the chamber and positioned underneath the transparent section. The central area of the mold is freely accessible from underneath through the opening of the mold holder. At beginning of the imprinting, the substrate with a layer of resist is positioned underneath the mold at a predetermined gap between them and a substrate is moved up to contact with the mold either under vacuum or under atmosphere. After consolidating the resist, the substrate is separated from the mold by either direct pull-down enabled by stage movement or deforming the mold enabled by differential pressure between the mold mini-chamber and the bulk volume of the chamber, or mixing of both. | 03-12-2015 |
Wei Zhang, Hyattsville, MD US
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20110028654 | Process for Preparation of Polyolefins Via Living Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization - Disclosed is a method of producing a polyolefin composition comprising contacting a metallocene pre-catalyst, co-catalyst, and a stoichiometric excess of a metal alkyl; adding a first olefin monomer; and polymerizing the first monomer for a time sufficient to form the polyolefin. The method allows for the use of minimum amounts of activating co-catalyst and metallocene pre-catalyst. Also disclosed is a method of producing a block polyolefin composition comprising contacting a metallocene pre-catalyst, a co-catalyst, and a stoichiometric excess of a metal alkyl; adding a first olefin monomer; polymerizing the first monomer for a time sufficient to form the polyolefin; adding a second monomer; and polymerizing the second olefin monomer for a time sufficient to form said block polyolefin composition. Also disclosed are amorphous atactic polymer and copolymer compositions made according to the present invention. | 02-03-2011 |
Wei Zhang, Falls Church, VA US
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20110021915 | Detection of Structure in Ultrasound M-Mode Imaging - Automated detection of structure is provided in ultrasound M-mode imaging. A coarse and fine search for structure is used. For example, a less noise susceptible initial position or range of positions for a given structure is determined. This position is then refined. The coarse positioning and/or the refined position may use machine-trained classifiers. The positions of other structure may be used in either coarse or fine positioning, such as using a Markov Random Field. The structure or structures may be identified in the M-mode image without user input of a location in the M-mode image or along the line. | 01-27-2011 |
20120220855 | Method and System for MR Scan Range Planning - A method and system for determining a scan range for a magnetic resonance (MR) scan is disclosed. A plurality of 2D localizer images are received. A most likely position is detected in each localizer image for each of a plurality of anatomical landmarks associated with a target organ in each localizer image. A scan range is determined based on the detected most likely positions of each anatomic landmark in the localizer images. | 08-30-2012 |
20120257807 | Method and System for Detection of Contrast Injection Fluoroscopic Image Sequences - A method and system for detecting a spatial and temporal location of a contrast injection in a fluoroscopic image sequence is disclosed. Training volumes generated by stacking a sequence of 2D fluoroscopic images in time order are annotated with ground truth contrast injection points. A heart rate is globally estimated for each training volume, and local frequency and phase is estimated in a neighborhood of the ground truth contrast injection point for each training volume. Frequency and phase invariant features are extracted from each training volume based on the heart rate, local frequency and phase, and a detector is trained based on the training volumes and the features extracted for each training volume. The detector can be used to detect the spatial and temporal location of a contrast injection in a fluoroscopic image sequence. | 10-11-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Niederwerrn DE
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20100004552 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BREATH FREQUENCY - The present invention provides a method for determining the respiratory rate of a patient comprising the steps of determining at least two time dependent respiratory signals by at least two different methods as well as a determining of a respiratory rate on the basis of the at least two time dependent respiratory signals. In this connection, the resulting respective instantaneous respiratory rates f | 01-07-2010 |
20100114639 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING MEDICAL TREATMENT UNITS AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES AS WELL AS A PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT UNIT FOR USE IN SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT - An assembly includes at least two medical treatment units, each of which can be allocated to a patient and at least two peripheral devices, each of which can be allocated to a patient. The peripheral devices and the treatment units have means for allocating a peripheral device to a treatment unit and means for verifying the allocation of a peripheral device to a patient. To allocate a peripheral device to a treatment unit, the peripheral device is placed by operators in a receiving unit belonging to the treatment unit. Said receiving unit is preferably designed as a charging station for the battery of the peripheral device. In the event of a successful allocation of peripheral device and patient, confirmed by the receipt of physiological data of the patient, the operators verify the correct allocation of a peripheral device to the patient and must confirm the correct allocation by confirmation means. The peripheral device is only released if the operator has confirmed the correct allocation, preferably within a predefined time period. | 05-06-2010 |
20100276367 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF RECIRCULATION IN A FISTULA AND/OR CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL FISTULA RECIRCULATION AND CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION - The method according to the invention and the apparatus according to the invention are characterized in that the substitution rate Q | 11-04-2010 |
20110004141 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING THE RECIRCULATION IN A FISTULA OR THE CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION, AND A BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE FISTULA RECIRCULATION OR THE CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION PART - A method for determining the recirculation in a fistula and/or the cardiopulmonary recirculation part during an extracorporeal blood treatment is disclosed, where the blood to be treated flows in an extracorporeal blood circuit through a blood chamber of a dialyzer split by a semi-permeable membrane into the blood chamber and a liquid chamber, and dialysis liquid flows in a dialysis liquid path through the dialysis liquid chamber of the dialyzer. A device for determining the recirculation in a fistula and/or the cardio-pulmonary recirculation part, and a blood treatment device including such a device are also disclosed. The method and device are based on the fact that the sum of the fistula recirculation and the cardiopulmonary recirculation part, i.e. the total recirculation, is determined for two blood flow rates which differ from each other. The fistula recirculation and/or the cardiopulmonary recirculation part are then determined from the recirculation for the two blood flow rates. | 01-06-2011 |
20120031841 | Device and method for measuring a blood constituent in blood for an extracorporeal blood treating device - The invention relates to a device and a method for measuring a blood constituent in blood for an extracorporeal blood treatment device, comprising a dialyzer or a filter, and a hose line system comprising hose lines that are pervious to electromagnetic radiation. The kinetics of a liquid flowing at a measuring site in one of the hose lines of the hose line system is varied by varying the flow properties of the liquid in the hose line at the measuring site, particularly by stopping a blood pump arranged in the hose line and/or by closing a shut-off member in the hose line. The invention analyzes the intensity of the light entering the hose line at the measuring site and the light exiting the hose line at the measuring site. | 02-09-2012 |
20130012861 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A VASCULAR ACCESS FOR AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - A device and method for monitoring an access to a patient for an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with an extracorporeal blood circuit are described, as well as an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for monitoring the vascular access. The device and method are based on the monitoring of a characteristic property of the blood, in particular the concentration of haemoglobin in the blood flowing in the arterial blood line of extracorporeal blood circuit I of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus A. In the event of an incorrect vascular access, the flow conditions change in the communicating intra- and extracorporeal blood circulation system. These changes in the flow conditions can be detected as a change in the haemoglobin concentration. A disconnection of venous puncture cannula for the patient access is ascertained by a reduction in the haemoglobin concentration in the blood in arterial blood line. | 01-10-2013 |
20130025357 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER OF AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT AS WELL AS APPARATUSES - A method for determining at least one parameter of an extracorporeal blood circuit includes the steps of filling an extracorporeal blood circuit, e.g., encompassing a medical functional device, a treatment device and/or a blood tube set, by introducing a fluid, and detecting a volume of the introduced fluid which is required for filling the extracorporeal blood circuit by a detection device. A control device, a treatment apparatus, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product as well as a computer program are also described. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033697 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF A CONSTITUENT OF BLOOD IN A HOSE LINE - A device for determining the concentration of a constituent of blood in a hose line, in particular in the hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, includes a clamping unit having an actuation mechanism configured to apply a clamping force such that first and second receiving elements are moved towards one another from a first position releasing the hose line into a second position clamping the hose line, in which the drive of the actuation mechanism takes place with an electric motor, and a monitoring unit configured to detect a hose line inserted into the receiving elements. A method for detecting a hose line in a clamping unit of a device for determining the concentration of a blood constituent in the hose line is also described. Automation of the measurement of the blood parameters is thus possible. | 02-07-2013 |
20130090540 | DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A HOSE LINE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF A BLOOD CONSTITUENT - A device for clamping a hose line for determining the concentration of a constituent of blood in a hose line, in particular in the hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, includes a clamping unit with two receiving elements and an electric motor-driven actuation mechanism. Actuation mechanism is constituted such that, when a clamping force is applied, the first and second receiving element can be moved from a position releasing the hose line into a position clamping the hose line. Moreover, the device comprises an unlocking mechanism which is constituted such that, by actuating an unlocking element, the actuation mechanism in the position clamping the hose line can be decoupled from electromotive drive. Unlocking mechanism makes it possible for the receiving elements to be transferred easily and rapidly by hand from the position clamping the hose line into the position releasing the hose line. | 04-11-2013 |
20130144139 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A BLOOD CONSTITUENT - A method and device for determining the concentration of blood constituents, in particular haemoglobin, in a hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, and an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for determining the concentration of a blood constituent, are based on the correction of the influence of the blood flow rate of the blood flowing through the hose line on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The device comprises a computing and evaluation unit configured such that a correction factor is ascertained for the influence of the blood flow rate on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The concentration of the blood constituent is then determined based on a relationship describing the dependence of the concentration of the blood constituent on the intensity of the decoupled electromagnetic radiation, taking account of the correction factor. | 06-06-2013 |
20130274620 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LONG-TERM MONITORING OF ARTERIAL VASCULAR STIFFNESS AND VASCULAR CALCIFICATION OF A PATIENT - The present invention proposes a method and a device for long-term monitoring of the arterial vascular stiffness and vascular calcification on a particular patient, wherein a characteristic variable for the arterial vascular stiffness is determined exclusively from the shape and/or the characteristic of at least one pressure pulse wave caused by a cardiac contraction as a function of time and is stored as a time series for the particular patient. In particularly preferred embodiments, the characteristic variable is represented as a trend and serves the physician as a basis for long-term monitoring of the arterial vascular stiffness. | 10-17-2013 |
Wei Zhang, Suzhou CN
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20100319947 | Electric Tool - The present invention relates to a power tool comprises an adjusting mechanism, the adjusting mechanism comprising a station element defining at least a first engaged member, and an adjusting member rotated about a axis and driving the first engaged member to move elastically along the axis, wherein a frequency increase mechanism is disposed between the adjusting member and the station element, the frequency increase mechanism coupled to the first engage member, the frequency of the elastic moving of the first engage member increases when the adjusting member rotates about the axis. Because the adjusting mechanism can increase the sound frequency, so it can make precision and dense sound and remind of the operator when the adjusting member rotated. | 12-23-2010 |
20140329654 | POWER TOOL AND OPERATING METHOD FOR USE ON THE POWER TOOL - A power tool, comprising: a housing; a motor being disposed in the housing for outputting rotary power; an output shaft having an accommodating hole in the axial direction for holding a tool bit; a transmission mechanism, being disposed between the motor and the output shaft for transmitting rotary power from the motor to the output shaft; a tool bit supporting being disposed in the housing and including several chambers disposed in parallel for holding the tool bit; a connecting member being disposed in the housing and capable of moving axially between a working position where the connecting member passes through one of the chambers and to accommodate the tool bit in the chamber connect the output shaft, and a release position where the connecting member exits and separates from one of the several chambers; and an operating member is arranged on the housing for controlling the axial movement of the connecting member; the power tool further includes an automatic shifting means for adjusting the position of the tool bit supporting in response to the movement of the operating member, wherein the connecting member moves axially to a position that is separated from one of the several chambers, and the cartridge moves to a position where another chamber is axially corresponding to the output shaft under the action of the automatic shifting means. | 11-06-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Blackwood, NJ US
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20100311082 | Stable Cell Lines and Methods for Evaluating Gastrointestinal Absorption of Chemicals - Nucleic acids and vectors for interfering with the expression of membrane efflux transport proteins in cells that express such proteins are provided. Also provided are cells and cell lines comprising such nucleic acids and vectors. Methods for screening chemicals and biomolecules for gastrointestinal absorption in animals, and kits for practicing such methods are also provided. | 12-09-2010 |
20100317049 | Stable Cell Lines and Methods for Evaluating Gastrointestinal Absorption of Chemicals - Nucleic acids and vectors for interfering with the expression of membrane efflux transport proteins in cells that express such proteins are provided. Also provided are cells and cell lines comprising such nucleic acids and vectors. Methods for screening chemicals and biomolecules for gastrointestinal absorption in animals, and kits for practicing such methods are also provided. | 12-16-2010 |
20120142008 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF CHEMICALS - Nucleic acids and vectors for interfering with the expression of membrane efflux transport proteins in cells that express such proteins are provided. Also provided are cells and cell lines comprising such nucleic acids and vectors. Methods for screening chemicals and biomolecules for gastrointestinal absorption in animals, and kits for practicing such methods are also provided. | 06-07-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Norwood, MA US
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20100317842 | Development of Molecular Imaging Probes for Carbonic Anhydrase-IX Using Click Chemistry - The present application discloses methods for identifying inhibitors with high binding-affinity for the carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) enzyme using click chemistry and uses the candidates thereof as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents. | 12-16-2010 |
20110139638 | Use of Polyoxyalkylene Nonionic Surfactants with Magnesium Ion Selective Electrodes - Methods are disclosed for reducing the shift in EMF bias in a magnesium ion selective electrode, comprising the step of: contacting the electrode with a composition comprising a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant; wherein the polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant has an HLB greater than about 18. Additional aspects of the present invention are directed to methods, comprising the steps of: contacting a magnesium ion selective electrode with a composition comprising a polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant, wherein the polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant has an HLB greater than about 18; and measuring a biologically relevant level of a blood electrolyte in a blood composition with the electrode. In certain embodiments, the polyoxyalkylene nonionic surfactant is polyoxy ethylene (100) stearyl ether and the blood electrolyte is magnesium ion. | 06-16-2011 |
Wei Zhang, Los Altos, CA US
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20100317949 | OPTICAL COUPLER FOR NON-INVASIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC PATIENT MONITORING - Flexible, low-cost, physically robust optical coupling patches for use in spectrophotometric patient monitoring, and methods of fabrication thereof, are described. The optical coupling patch comprises a flexible base layer having a skin-contacting surface and a first aperture formed therethrough that establishes an optical interface with a skin surface when the base layer is placed against the skin surface. The optical coupling patch further comprises an elastomeric waveguiding member laterally disposed on a surface of the base layer opposite the skin-contacting surface. The optical coupling patch guides optical radiation between a laterally propagating state at a first location laterally distal from the first aperture and a generally vertically propagating state at the first aperture. | 12-16-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Miyagi JP
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20100310901 | METALLIC GLASS, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a metallic glass having a chemical composition represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): | 12-09-2010 |
20130118645 | METALLIC GLASS, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a metallic glass having a chemical composition represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): | 05-16-2013 |
Wei Zhang, Burlington CA
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20100242538 | CRYOGENIC RECTIFICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a method of rectifying an oxygen, nitrogen and argon containing feed stream that employs high and low pressure columns and an argon column. Refrigeration is imparted through turboexpansion of a nitrogen-rich vapor stream withdrawn from the high pressure column. The nitrogen-rich vapor stream has a sufficiently high flow rate that the flow of both vapor and liquid within the low pressure column is decreased to such an extent that the diameter of the low pressure column can be made substantially equal to or less than that of the high pressure column. The use of the argon column allows recovery of the oxygen to be increased over that which would otherwise be obtained given the draw of the nitrogen-rich vapor. The argon column can be an argon rejection column in which the separated argon is discarded as waste. | 09-30-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Shenzhen City CN
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20100241992 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MENU ITEMS OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for operating menu items using an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a visual perception unit, a displaying unit, and a display screen. The displaying unit displays menu items on the display screen. The camera captures a visual image of the user's eyes when a user views one of the menu items. The visual perception unit obtains a visual focus position from the visual image by analyzing pixel values of the visual image, calculates a visual offset for calibrating visual focus position, and calibrates the visual focus position according to the calculated visual offset when the user views the menu item on the display screen. | 09-23-2010 |
20100247896 | FOAM DEVICE FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A foam device for use in an electronic device includes a foam and a foam cover for supporting and fixing the foam in position. The foam cover includes a supporting layer and an isolating layer disposed between the supporting layer and a first end of the foam. The isolating layer nonadhesively contacts the foam. The supporting layer adhesively contacts a second end of the foam. | 09-30-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20100048406 | OXIDE FILMS WITH NANODOT FLUX PINNING CENTERS - A method for producing a thin film includes disposing a precursor solution onto a substrate to form a precursor film. The precursor solution contains precursor components to a rare-earth/alkaline-earth-metal/transition-metal oxide including a salt of a rare earth element, a salt of an alkaline earth metal, and a salt of a transition metal in one or more solvents, wherein at least one of the salts is a fluoride-containing salt. The precursor solution also contains an additive component comprising one or more metal compounds capable of forming a second phase nanoparticle, either alone or in combination with one or more of the precursor components of the precursor solution or a dopant component comprising one or more metal compounds capable of substituting for an element of the rare-earth/alkaline-earth-metal/transition-metal oxide, and treating the precursor film to form an intermediate metal oxyfluoride including the rare earth, the alkaline earth metal, the transition metal and the additive metal or dopant metal of the precursor solution. | 02-25-2010 |
20100112192 | THICK SUPERCONDUCTOR FILMS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A method for producing a thick film includes disposing a precursor solution onto a substrate to form a precursor film. The precursor solution contains precursor components to a rare-earth/alkaline-earth-metal/transition-metal oxide including a salt of a rare earth element, a salt of an alkaline earth metal, and a salt of a transition metal in one or more solvents, wherein at least one of the salts is a fluoride-containing salt, and wherein the ratio of the transition metal to the alkaline earth metal is greater than 1.5. The precursor solution is treated to form a rare earth-alkaline earth-metal transition metal oxide superconductor film having a thickness greater than 0.8 μm. precursor solution. | 05-06-2010 |
20100216646 | METHOD OF PATTERNING OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS - A process for preparing a superconductor article includes depositing a precursor solution onto a substrate to form a precursor film, the precursor solution comprising precursor components to a rare earth-alkaline earth metal-transition metal oxide in one or more solvents, decomposing the precursor film to form an intermediate film comprising the rare earth metal, the alkaline earth metal, and the transition metal of the first precursor solution, selectively removing portions of the intermediate film, wherein a patterned intermediate film is obtained, and treating the patterned intermediate film to form a rare earth-alkaline earth metal-transition metal oxide superconductor. | 08-26-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100202989 | METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS - A method of reducing the appearance of skin conditions associated with loss of skin tightness, skin firmness, or dark circles under the eyes with topical compositions comprising compounds of any of the Formulae I or Ia as described herein, is disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
20120159122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LATTICE REDUCTION - Disclosed herein are lattice reduction systems and methods for a MIMO communication system. One such method includes providing a channel matrix corresponding to a channel in a MIMO communication system, preprocessing the channel matrix to form at least an upper triangular matrix, implementing a relaxed size reduction process, and implementing a basis update process. Implementing the relaxed size reduction process comprises choosing a first relaxed size reduction parameter for a first-off-diagonal element of the upper triangular matrix, choosing a second relaxed size reduction parameter, which is greater than the first relaxed size reduction parameter, for a second-off-diagonal element of the upper triangular matrix evaluating whether a first relaxed size reduction condition is satisfied for the first-off-diagonal element of the upper triangular matrix, and evaluating whether a second relaxed size reduction condition is satisfied for the second-off-diagonal element of the upper triangular matrix. | 06-21-2012 |
20140052692 | Virtual Machine Snapshot Backup Based on Multilayer De-duplication - The present disclosure provides an example method and system for virtual machine backup based on multilayer de-duplication. A virtual machine snapshot is divided into multiple child data blocks. Each child data block is divided into multiple data segments. Multilayer de-duplication is applied to the virtual machine snapshot to exclude data causing duplicate backup in the virtual machine snapshot. The remaining virtual machine snapshot data after the processing of the multilayer de-duplication is stored. | 02-20-2014 |
20140078909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A DEDICATED CONTROL CHANNEL (DCCH) - Apparatus and methods for wireless communication that includes measuring energy on a first path metric and second path metric, comparing the energy on the first path metric and second path metric to a predetermined threshold and determining if Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH) energy is present. | 03-20-2014 |
20140161156 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FINGERS WITH LARGE DELAY SPREAD THROUGH UTILITY OPTIMIZATION - Techniques for handling fingers with large delay spread through utility optimization are described. A first signal may be received, through a finger of a plurality of fingers in a receiver, at a time that is later than a reference time after a reference signal is received by a reference finger of the plurality of fingers. The reference signal may be included in an on-time group corresponding to a cell. The first signal may be included in a late group corresponding to a virtual cell. The first signal and the reference signal may be compared to one another. Based on the comparing, it may be determined whether to wait for additional signals in the late group or process the signals in the on-time group. | 06-12-2014 |
20140185591 | POWER CONTROL WITH DYNAMIC TIMING UPDATE - Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication include determining whether to move a receive window by more than a change in an uplink transmit timing of a user equipment (UE). The methods and apparatuses further include moving the receive window by an amount larger than the change in the uplink transmit timing when a determination is made to move the receive window by more than the change in the uplink transmit timing. Moreover, the methods and apparatuses include identifying at least one cell with receive time within the receive window at the UE. | 07-03-2014 |
20140211694 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPROVING THE OVERALL DECISION QUALITY OF THE F-DPCH CHANNEL - Aspects of the methods and apparatus relate to improving the overall decision quality of the Fractional-Dedicated Physical Channel (F-DPCH) channel. One aspect of the methods and apparatus relates to detecting bad channel conditions of a serving base station and improving the serving base station F-DPCH decoding performance in such bad conditions based on the serving base station signal-to interference ratio (SIR) estimation. Another aspect of the methods and apparatus relate to improving the overall decision quality of the F-DPCH channel in soft handover (HO) scenarios by increasing the non-serving base station F-DPCH channel rejections thresholds based on certain SIR estimations. The F-DPCH channel rejections thresholds are based on either the SIR of the non-serving base station, or a difference between non-serving base station SIR and serving base station SIR. | 07-31-2014 |
20140248920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ULTPC REJECTION THRESHOLD OPTIMIZATION IN WCDMA FOR POWER CONTROL ALGORITHM 2 - Techniques for uplink transmit power command (ULTPC) rejection threshold optimization in WCDMA for power control algorithm 2 (PCA2) are described. Uplink transmit power control commands may be received on a five-slot interval. The uplink transmit power control commands may be decoded for each of the five slots. The decoded uplink transmit power control commands may be compared for each of the five slots to a threshold. The threshold may be optimized to minimize overall transmit power control decision error. A bit decision may be made for each of the five slots based on the comparison and an overall transmit power control command may be determined based on the bit decision for each of the five slots over the five-slot interval. | 09-04-2014 |
20140274050 | CELL RESELECTION WITH PERFORMANCE-BASED SUITABILITY CRITERION - Techniques for performing cell reselection to obtain good performance are disclosed. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) performs cell reselection to a cell by applying one or more performance-based suitability criteria defined to provide good performance. In one design, the UE obtains a measured value for a cell (e.g., a femto cell) and also determines a threshold value for the cell. The threshold value is not broadcast by a wireless system. The UE determines the threshold value based on a target performance for a physical channel (e.g., a page indicator channel) from the cell. The UE determines a suitability criterion for the cell based on the measured value and the threshold value for the cell. The UE determines whether the cell is a suitable cell and also determines whether to perform cell reselection to the cell based at least on the suitability criterion. | 09-18-2014 |
20140378069 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE RATIO ESTIMATES FOR CLOSED-LOOP TRANSMISSION DIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS - UEs are adapted to facilitate calculation of signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) estimates in closed-loop transmission diversity (CLTD) communications before downlink and uplink synchronization is achieved. A UE may receive a transmission sent using transmission diversity. According to one example, the UE may calculate a plurality of signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) estimates for the received transmission, where each signal-to-interference ratio estimate is calculated using a different weight factor. The UE may further select one of the calculated signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) estimates to be employed for the received transmission. According to another example, the UE may calculate a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) estimate for the received transmission without employing any weight factor. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378070 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND HANDLING DECONSTRUCTIVE IMPACTS OF DEFAULT WEIGHT FACTORS FOR CLOSED-LOOP TRANSMISSION DIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS - UEs are adapted to facilitate detection and handling of deconstructive impacts of default weight factors employed before downlink and uplink synchronization is achieved in closed-loop transmission diversity communications. According to one example, a UE may receive transmissions sent using a default weight factor for transmission diversity. The UE may determine whether the default weight factor is causing a deconstructive impact on signal-to-interference ratio estimates for the received transmissions. When it is determined that the default weight factor is causing the deconstructive impact on the signal-to-interference ratio estimates for the received transmissions, the UE may employ an alternate closed-loop transmission diversity (CLTD) mode. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 12-25-2014 |
20150085762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING OUT-OF-SYNC AND RADIO LINK FAILURE WITH FRACTIONAL DPCH CALLS - Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and methods for operating the same that can improve out-of-sync and radio link failure handling in a W-CDMA network. A user equipment (UE) establishes a packet switched (PS) connection between the UE and a base station, wherein the PS connection includes a Fractional Dedicated Physical Channel (F-DPCH). The UE configures an in-sync threshold (Q | 03-26-2015 |
Wei Zhang, Havertown, PA US
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20100172836 | SYNTHESIS OF 18F-RADIOLABELED STYRYLPYRIDINES FROM TOSYLATE PRECURSORS AND STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing | 07-08-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Halifax CA
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20100055281 | Emulsions and Microcapsules With Substances Having Low Interfacial Tension, Methods of Making and Using Thereof - Disclosed are emulsions and microcapsules that comprise one or more substances with a low interfacial tension. Methods of making the emulsions and microcapsules as well as methods of using them are also disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100173002 | Microcapsules with improved shells - Disclosed are microcapsules and methods for preparing and using them, as well as methods for improving various properties of microcapsules like impermeability. | 07-08-2010 |
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Wei Zhang, Stuttgart DE
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20090221759 | Oligomers And Polymers Containing Sulfinate Groups And Method For The Production Thereof - The invention relates to novel polymers or oligomers containing at least sulfinate groups (P-(SO2)nX, X=1-(n=1), 2-(n=2) or 3-(n=3) valent metal cation or H+ or ammonium ion NR4+ where R=alkyl, aryl, H), which are obtained by completely or partially reducing polymers or oligomers containing at least SO2Y-groups (Y═F, Cl, Br, I, OR, NR2 (R=alkyl and/or aryl and/or H), N-imidazolyL N-pyrazolyl) by means of suitable reducing agents in a suspension or in a solution form | 09-03-2009 |
20100151352 | Composites and Composite Membranes - The invention relates to the following types of composite membranes; composites or composite membranes obtained by adding a metal salt, e.g. from ZrOCl | 06-17-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Upper Arlington, OH US
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20100121472 | Remote High-Performance Computing Material Joining and Material Forming Modeling System and Method - A remote high-performance computing material joining and material forming modeling system ( | 05-13-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Hongkong CN
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20100074551 | LEARNING-BASED PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR COMPUTER VISION - Partial differential equations (PDEs) are used in the invention for various problems in computer the vision space. The present invention provides a framework for learning a system of PDEs from real data to accomplish a specific vision task. In one embodiment, the system consists of two PDEs. One controls the evolution of the output. The other is for an indicator function that helps collect global information. Both PDEs are coupled equations between the output image and the indicator function, up to their second order partial derivatives. The way they are coupled is suggested by the shift and rotational invariance that the PDEs should hold. The coupling coefficients are learnt from real data via an optimal control technique. The invention provides learning-based PDEs that make a unified framework for handling different vision tasks, such as edge detection, denoising, segementation, and object detection. | 03-25-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Corvallis, OR US
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20100005105 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL NETWORKING BASED ON FASHION-RELATED INFORMATION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating social networking based on fashion-related information. During operation, the system receives fashion-related information from a user. Next, the system extracts the user's fashion preferences from the received information and compares the user's fashion preference with other users' fashion preferences. Finally, the system groups users based on similarity of their fashion preferences. | 01-07-2010 |
Wei Zhang, Maple Glen, PA US
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20090171005 | Scrub and stain-resistant coating - A waterborne coating composition is provided, comprising a vinyl copolymer with an optimized level of phosphorus-containing functional groups in conjunction with at least 20% by weight of the copolymer, of ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate or combinations thereof and one or more opacifying colorants, preferably titanium dioxide. | 07-02-2009 |
20090326135 | SCRUB AND STAIN-RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method that includes mixing opacifying agent particles with a thickening agent to form a first mixture; the mixing being conducted at a shear rate of about 10 to about 2,000 sec | 12-31-2009 |
20130053499 | THICKENED AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS AND COATED SUBSTRATE PROVIDED THEREFROM - An aqueous including a particulate polymer having a particle diameter of from 0.5 microns to 150 microns, the polymer including, as copolymerized units, from 0.1% to 50%, by weight based on the polymer weight, monomer having a Hansch parameter of from 2.5 to 10, the polymer having been formed in the presence of a non-formaldehyde reductant such as, for example, from 0.01% to 0.5%, by weight based on the polymer weight, isoascorbic acid; and from 0.1% to 5%, by weight based on polymer weight, thickener is provided as is a method for forming a coated substrate and the coated substrate so formed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130066005 | SOLUBLE SHELL POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION - The present invention relates to a soluble shell polymer composition comprising an alkali soluble emulsion polymer shell and an alkali insoluble emulsion polymer core, which composition is stabilized by a surfactant of the formula R—(OCH | 03-14-2013 |
20140187706 | AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITIONS - An aqueous coating composition including a) a composite particle including an opacifying pigment particle such as, for example, TiO2 and, disposed thereon, a plurality of particles of a first polymer, the first polymer being a select P-acid containing emulsion polymer and b) from 7% to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer in the aqueous coating composition, of a select second polymer is provided. A method for forming the aqueous coating composition, a method for forming a dried coating therefrom, and the coating so formed are also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
20150038644 | UREIDO-FUNCTIONALIZED AQUEOUS POLYMERIC DISPERSION - The present invention relates to a stable aqueous dispersion of acrylic based polymer particles with a first and a second polymeric domain, wherein the first polymeric domain is film-forming at room temperature and the second polymeric domain has a T | 02-05-2015 |
Wei Zhang, Camarillo, CA US
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20090309832 | Pointing stick device - The present invention provides a pointing stick device circuit which is using fewer components. The circuit is using current sources instead of voltage sources. This will be more convenient to integrate the circuit and largely reduce the cost. Also, using this circuit and the relative process, the requirement of high quality and low tolerance of some critical components is reduced. The performance of the device is improved. | 12-17-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Ossining, NY US
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20090089066 | RAPID AUTOMATIC USER TRAINING WITH SIMULATED BILINGUAL USER ACTIONS AND RESPONSES IN SPEECH-TO-SPEECH TRANSLATION - A system and method for automatic user training in speech-to-speech translation includes integrating an automatic user response system configured to be responsive to a plurality of training items and selecting a training item from the plurality of training items. For the selected training item, in response to an utterance in a first language, the utterance is translated into a second language, and a response to the utterance in the second language is generated. A simulated action corresponding with the response in accordance with a user speaking the second language is also generated. The response and simulated action are output as a learning exercise for learning operations of the automatic user response system. | 04-02-2009 |
20090306957 | USING SEPARATE RECORDING CHANNELS FOR SPEECH-TO-SPEECH TRANSLATION SYSTEMS - A system and method for speech-to-speech translation using a translation system includes designating separate input channels for each of a plurality of speakers. In response to speech from a first channel in a first language, the speech from the first channel is translated to a second language, and in response to speech from the second channel in a second language, the speech from the second channel is translated to the first language. Translating the speech from the first channel and translating the speech from the second channel are performed concurrently. | 12-10-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Hong Kong HK
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20080291153 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - An image display device is presented to solve problems of high power consumption, insufficient contrast, image flicker, and distortion of image display devices. The image display device includes an image display management module which includes a backlight control unit. The backlight control unit includes an image brightness analyzer, generating a brightness value according to an input image data; a weight generator, generating a weight according to the brightness value; an image variation analyzer, analyzing the input image data to generate an image variance; and a backlight factor generator, coupled to the weight generator and the image variation analyzer to generate a backlight adjusting signal according to the weight and the image variance. By the backlight adjusting signal, the image display device achieves the power-saving and contrast enhancement effects. | 11-27-2008 |
20090295705 | LCD Backlight Dimming, LCD / Image Signal Compensation and method of controlling an LCD display - A method of reducing power consumption in a liquid crystal display illuminated by a backlight device includes dimming the backlight and adjusting the intensity of the image to compensate for the dimmed backlight. A dimming factor for the backlight is based on a clipping point determining from the pixel intensity distribution of the image signal. The intensity of the image is adjusted based on the dimming factor, wherein a first tone mapping function is used to adjust pixel intensities below an intensity threshold and a second tone mapping function is used to adjust pixel intensities above the intensity threshold | 12-03-2009 |
20140098224 | TOUCH AND MOTION DETECTION USING SURFACE MAP, OBJECT SHADOW AND A SINGLE CAMERA - The present invention provides an optical method and a system for obtaining positional and/or motional information of an object with respect to a reference surface, including detecting if the object touches the reference surface, by using a projector and one camera. A surface map is used for mapping a location on the reference surface and a corresponding location in a camera-captured image having a view of the reference surface. In particular, a camera-observed shadow length, i.e. a length of the object's shadow observable by the camera, estimated by using the surface map, is used to compute the object's height above the reference surface (a Z coordinate). Whether or not the object touches the reference surface is also obtainable. After an XY coordinate is estimated, a 3D coordinate of the object is obtained. By computing a time sequence of 3D coordinates, the motional information, such as velocity and acceleration, is obtainable. | 04-10-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Alpharetta, GA US
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20090270454 | Sulfonamide containing compounds for treatment of inflammatory disorders - Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of an inflammatory condition, in particular asthma. The compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof: | 10-29-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Clear Water Bay HK
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20090051642 | Backlight assembly, method of driving the same and display system having the same thereof - The present invention provides a backlight assembly and a display system having the same, characterized in that the backlight assembly comprises: a plurality of light emission units and a control unit. Each unit having M kinds of emission components, each of the M kinds of emission components emitting light of a spectrum which is different from each other, wherein M is a positive integer equal to or greater than two. The control unit receives a first signal and determines a second signal according to the color information of the first signal, and individually controls light emission of each emission component of the plurality of light emission units based on the second signal, wherein the light emissions from the plurality of light emission units generate a spatially-dependent spectrum distribution, and the light emission of each light emission unit forms a color gamut in a color space which is individually different from others. | 02-26-2009 |
20090160877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AN IMAGE DISPLAYED ON AN LCD DEVICE - A method and apparatus for image enhancement in a display illuminated by a lighting device. Enhancement is via use of a non-linear mapping function. An illumination level for the lighting device is determined and used with the mapping function to find a compensation factor for each pixel of the image. The brightness property of each pixel is adjusted by its compensation factor. | 06-25-2009 |
20090167670 | METHOD OF DETERMINING LUMINANCE VALUES FOR A BACKLIGHT OF AN LCD PANEL DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A controller for a backlight for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel has at least two methods for determining illumination value for the backlight. The controller selects between the two methods based on properties of the image being displayed. The properties of the image include its color and its intensity. | 07-02-2009 |
20090263037 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing the Dynamic Range of an Image - A method of converting an image signal from an original dynamic range to a target dynamic range includes dividing the original dynamic range and the target dynamic range in to a plurality of corresponding sub-ranges and mapping each original sub-range to its corresponding target sub-range. One of the dynamic ranges is divided into a plurality of sub-ranges having equal size and the other dynamic range is divided into the corresponding sub-ranges each having a size based on a characteristic of the corresponding equal size sub-ranges. The invention may be employed in display, capture and image processing apparatus. | 10-22-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Cambridge, MA US
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20080221240 | FUNCTIONALIZATION OF NANOSCALE ARTICLES INCLUDING NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES - The present invention generally provides compositions including carbon-containing molecules, and related methods. In some cases, the present invention relates to aromatic molecules comprising functional groups bonded to the aromatic portion of the molecule, including nonplanar portions of the molecules. Methods of the invention may provide the ability to introduce a wide range of functional groups to carbon-containing molecules. In some cases, methods of the invention may be performed using relatively mild reaction conditions, such as relatively low temperature, low pressure, and/or in the absence of strong acids or strong bases. The present invention may provide a facile and modular approach to synthesizing molecules that may be useful in various applications including photovoltaic devices, sensors, and electrodes (e.g., for electrocatalysis). | 09-11-2008 |
20090233374 | Flourescent organic nanofibrils as sensory materials for explosives detection - The present invention relates to a class of fluorescent, organic nanofibrils, and particularly the films comprising entangled piling of these nanofibrils exhibiting effective quenching of their fluorescence upon exposure the vapor of explosives. The invention also relates to a sensor and a method for sensing the explosives vapor and other volatile organic compounds, including the explosives taggants through the modulation of the fluorescence of the nanofibril film and the electrical conductivity of the nanofibrils. The invention also relates to a development of synthetic methods, protocols and techniques that leads to production of various arylene-ethynylene macrocycle (AEM) molecules, which consist of a shape-persistent, toroidal scaffold in planar conformation, with minimal ring strain and highly tunable ring sizes (from 0.5 nm to above 10 nm). The invention also relates to an approach to optimization of the one-dimensional molecular arrangement along the long axis of the nanofibril, which provides increased exciton (excited state) migration (via cofacial intermolecular electronic coupling) and charge transport (via pi-electronic delocalization). A combination of long-range exciton migration and efficient charge transport makes the nanofibrils ideal as sensory materials for detecting explosives and other volatile organic compounds through both optical and electrical sensing mechanisms. | 09-17-2009 |
20110136735 | CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound of formula I; | 06-09-2011 |
20120288950 | FLUORESCENT ORGANIC NANOFIBRILS AS SENSORY MATERIALS FOR EXPLOSIVES DETECTION - A class of fluorescent, organic nanofibrils, and particularly the films comprising entangled piling of these nanofibrils exhibiting effective quenching of their fluorescence upon exposure the vapor of explosives is disclosed. A sensor and a method for sensing the explosives vapor and other volatile organic compounds is disclosed, including the explosives taggants through the modulation of the fluorescence of the nanofibril film and the electrical conductivity of the nanofibrils. A development of synthetic methods is disclosed, such as protocols and techniques that lead to the production of various arylene-ethynylene macrocycle (AEM) molecules, which consist of a shape-persistent, toroidal scaffold in planar conformation, with minimal ring strain and highly tunable ring sizes (from 0.5 nm to above 10 nm). An approach to optimization of the one-dimensional molecular arrangement along the long axis of the nanofibril is also disclosed, which provides increased exciton migration and charge transport (via pi-electronic delocalization). | 11-15-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Niederwerm, DE DE
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20090050544 | Dialyser with Measuring Devices for Monitoring the Blood Pressure, Method of Determining the Blood Pressure and a Storage Medium for use in a Dialyser - The invention relates to a dialyser having a blood-pressure measuring unit assigned to the dialyser, a pulse-wave-transit-time measuring system assigned to the dialyser and an evaluation unit, the evaluation unit being configured such that a signal representing the blood pressure can be derived from this pulse wave transit time; the parameters describing the relationship between the pulse wave transit time and the blood pressure can be determined from a plurality of measurements made by the blood-pressure measuring unit and simultaneous measurements made by the pulse-wave-transit-time measuring system, it being possible to determine at least two of these pairs of measured values at times when the absolute and/or the relative pulse-wave-transit-time deviation is above a threshold value. The invention relates further to a method of determining the parameters describing the relationship between a pulse-wave-transit-time signal and a blood-pressure-measurement signal, a signal representing the blood pressure subsequently being derived from the pulse wave transit time; the parameters describing the relationship between the pulse wave transit time and the blood pressure are determined from blood-pressure-measurement-signal values and simultaneous pulse-wave-transit-time values, at least two of these pairs of measured values being obtained at points in time when the absolute and/or the relative deviation of the pulse wave transit time and/or of the blood pressure is above a threshold value. | 02-26-2009 |
20090078622 | Dialyser - The invention relates to a dialyser with a measuring unit assigned thereto that transmits data to said dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by another measuring device that is connected physically to the dialyser, a comparison of the at least one measurable variable as determined by the measuring unit and by the measuring device indicating whether the measuring unit is indeed the one assigned to the dialyser in question and/or whether the measuring unit is working properly. | 03-26-2009 |
20120172736 | DIALYSER - A dialyser has assigned thereto a measuring unit that transmits data to the dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by another measuring device that is connected physically to the dialyser, a comparison of the at least one measurable variable as determined by the measuring unit and by the measuring device indicating whether the measuring unit is indeed the one assigned to the dialyser in question and/or whether the measuring unit is working properly. | 07-05-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Princeton, NJ US
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20090219051 | HYBRID NANOTUBE/CMOS DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURE AND AN INTEGRATED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A hybrid nanotube, high-performance, dynamically reconfigurable architecture, NATURE, is provided, and a design optimization flow method and system, NanoMap. A run-time reconfigurable architecture is provided by associating a non-volatile universal memory to each logic element to enable cycle-by-cycle reconfiguration and logic folding, while remaining CMOS compatible. Through logic folding, significant logic density improvement and flexibility in performing area-delay tradeoffs are possible. NanoMap incorporates temporal logic folding during the logic mapping, temporal clustering and placement steps. NanoMap provides for automatic selection of a best folding level, and uses force-direct scheduling to balance resources across folding stages. Mapping can thereby target various optimization objectives and user constraints. A high-density, high-speed carbon nanotube RAM can be implemented as the universal memory, allowing on-chip multi-context configuration storage, enabling fine-grain temporal logic folding, and providing a significant increase in relative logic density. | 09-03-2009 |
20140059282 | HYBRID NANOTUBE/CMOS DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM THEREFORE - A hybrid nanotube, high-performance, dynamically reconfigurable architecture, NATURE, is provided, and a design optimization flow method and system, NanoMap. A run-time reconfigurable architecture is provided by associating a non-volatile universal memory to each logic element to enable cycle-by-cycle reconfiguration and logic folding, while remaining CMOS compatible. Through logic folding, significant logic density improvement and flexibility in performing area-delay tradeoffs are possible. NanoMap incorporates temporal logic folding during the logic mapping, temporal clustering and placement steps. NanoMap provides for automatic selection of a best folding level, and uses force-direct scheduling to balance resources across folding stages. Mapping can thereby target various optimization objectives and user constraints. A high-density, high-speed carbon nanotube RAM can be implemented as the universal memory, allowing on-chip multi-context configuration storage, enabling fine-grain temporal logic folding, and providing a significant increase in relative logic density. | 02-27-2014 |
Wei Zhang, St. Louis, MO US
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20090209869 | PRESSURE RECOVERY INDEX TO ASSESS CARDIAC FUNCTION - Determining an index for assessing cardiac function. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving ventricular pressure data during an invasive cardiac procedure, wherein the received pressure data includes a diastatic ventricular pressure value, a minimum ventricular pressure value, and a predefined fiducial marker pressure value. An index value is calculated by comparing a first pressure difference to a second pressure difference. The first pressure difference represents the difference between the received diastatic ventricular pressure value and the received minimum ventricular pressure value. The second pressure difference represents the difference between the received fiducial marker pressure value and the received minimum ventricular pressure value. The index value is provided to a health care provider to assess early diastolic cardiac function. | 08-20-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Guangdong CN
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20090184171 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE AND ITS DECODING METHOD, AND THE PRINTING PUBLICATION USING THIS TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE - The invention discloses a two-dimensional code and its decoding method and the printing publication for applying the two-dimensional code. The area of the positioning points located at the four corners of the code in the two-dimensional code characters is larger than that of the data points. The code symbol is arranged repeatedly on the basement and seamless joint as code matrix including at least two same code symbols, and the adjacent code has the same positioning point. The two-dimensional code is printed on the printing publication to be identified by the device. The decoding method comprises the following steps of: reading the two-dimensional code by using a reading device; detecting the margin of each point to obtain the margin image; parsing the margin image to obtain the closed border; computing the area within the closed border in order to select the positioning points; matching the positioning points in the rectangle mode; grouping the data points after selecting one separate code character; reconstructing the array of data points; and recovering the code words. | 07-23-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090174385 | Integrated soft start circuits - Various circuits, including DC/DC converters can include an integrated soft-start circuit. The integrated soft-start circuit includes a PMOS transistor configured to receive a reference signal and control the current to a bipolar junction transistor when the reference signal is in a first state. First and second NMOS transistors are included in the soft-start circuit, and receive the reference signal to turn off (to release from reset) when the reference signal is in the first state. A capacitor coupled in parallel with one of the NMOS transistors controls the soft-start signal. Various different transistors types can be used depending on the desired implementation. | 07-09-2009 |
Wei Zhang, West Hartford, CT US
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20120129113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING ENERGY UTILIZED IN A FLUE GAS PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for managing an amount of energy utilized by a carbon dioxide capture system that includes providing a fuel and a feed stream including oxygen to a combustion system. The feed stream includes a portion of a flue gas stream generated upon combustion of the fuel in the combustion system. The flue gas stream is subjected to a carbon dioxide capture system to remove carbon dioxide therefrom and an amount of at least one of an oxygen stream or the portion of the flue gas stream introduced to the feed stream is adjusted such that the feed stream maintains an oxygen concentration in a range of between 10% to 90% by volume and the carbon dioxide capture system operates at an energy load between about 1.4 GJ/ton of carbon dioxide and about 3.0 GJ/ton of carbon dioxide. | 05-24-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Wayne, PA US
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20090142361 | DRUG CONJUGATE COMPOSITION - The invention provides a lyophilized composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a conjugate comprising an antibody chemically coupled to a maytansinoid. The invention further provides a method for killing a cell in a human comprising administering to the human the reconstituted composition such that the antibody binds to the surface of the cell and the cytotoxicity of the maytansinoid is activated, whereby the cell is killed. | 06-04-2009 |
20110166319 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING PURIFIED DRUG CONJUGATES - The invention provides processes for preparing a cell-binding agent chemically coupled to a drug. A first process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, an optional purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent, a subsequent purification step, and optional holding steps. A second process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, a purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent, a subsequent purification step, holding steps, and optionally a tangential flow filtration (TFF) step. | 07-07-2011 |
20110300162 | DRUG CONJUGATE COMPOSITION - The invention provides a liquid composition and a lyophilized composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a conjugate comprising an antibody chemically coupled to a maytansinoid. The invention further provides a method for killing a cell in a human comprising administering to the human either of the compositions such that the antibody binds to the surface of the cell and the cytotoxicity of the maytansinoid is activated, whereby the cell is killed. | 12-08-2011 |
20140294864 | DRUG CONJUGATE COMPOSITION - The invention provides a liquid composition and a lyophilized composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a conjugate comprising an antibody chemically coupled to a maytansinoid. The invention further provides a method for killing a cell in a human comprising administering to the human either of the compositions such that the antibody binds to the surface of the cell and the cytotoxicity of the maytansinoid is activated, whereby the cell is killed. | 10-02-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Troy, NY US
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20090142590 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD - A method includes contacting a transition metal oxide, a sintering additive, and a grain growth inhibitor additive to form a mixture. The transition metal oxide include particles that have an average diameter less than about 1 micrometer and sintering the mixture to a temperature profile that is sufficiently high that a sintered mass is formed from the mixture. The sintering includes at least one of a microwave sintering or a spark plasma sintering. The thermal profile is less than about 1050 degrees Celsius. | 06-04-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090116698 | Intelligent fashion exploration based on clothes recognition - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for recognizing and classifying clothes. During operation, the system captures at least one image of a clothing item. The system further determines a region on the captured image which corresponds to a torso and/or limbs. The system also determines at least one color composition, texture composition, collar configuration, and sleeve configuration of the clothing item. Additionally, the system classifies the clothing item into at least one category based on the determined color composition, texture composition, collar configuration, and sleeve configuration. The system then produces a result which indicates the classification. | 05-07-2009 |
20090116766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTING A MIRROR WITH INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MIRRORED CONTENTS AND MOTION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that enables a user to visually compare the effects of one or more clothing sets in front of a mirror. During operation, the system detects and stores images of a user wearing a piece of clothing in front of mirror. Similar stored poses from either the user or from members of the user's social network can be retrieved later to compare the effects of the current piece of clothing to the retrieved clothing. The poses are then displayed in close proximity to the mirror so that the user can visually compare the effects. Displaying multiple such poses in sequence and in fast response to changes in the user's orientation creates the effect that the system is tracking the user's movements and presenting poses that are substantially synchronized to the user's movements. | 05-07-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Sendai-Shi JP
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20090078342 | Cu-base amorphous alloy - The present invention provides Cu-base amorphous alloys comprising an amorphous phase of 90% or more by volume fraction. The amorphous phase has a composition represented by the formula: Cu | 03-26-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Foster City, CA US
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20090030956 | Proactive space allocation in a database system - A method and apparatus for proactively allocating space to a logical layer of a database is provided. Allocation of space to a logical layer of a database is an expensive operation that should be minimized. The allocation of space includes discovering free space in all the higher layers in the logical storage hierarchy. It also includes cross-domain system calls and cleansing disk-write operations. In prior approaches, the allocation processes were triggered on-demand, only a certain logical layer was discovered to be at full capacity when an insert-row operation was attempted. In one embodiment of the invention, space needs are statistically predicted based on prior rates of space consumption. The database server pre-allocates space as needed, based on the statistical predictions. Rates of consumption are examined periodically. Space is pre-allocated before any logical layer reaches full capacity by a combination of proactive background processes; foreground-triggered, background processes; and classic foreground allocation. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037498 | IN-MEMORY SPACE MANAGEMENT FOR DATABASE SYSTEMS - A framework for in-memory space management for content management database systems is provided. A per-instance in-memory dispenser is partitioned. An incoming transaction takes a latch on a partition and obtains sufficient block usage to perform and complete the transaction. Generating redo information is decoupled from transaction level processing and, instead, is performed when block requests are loaded into the in-memory dispenser or synced therefrom to a per-instance on-disk structure. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037499 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC SPACE MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE OBJECTS - Disclosed is a system and method for implementing space management for large objects stored in the computing system. According to some approaches, storage of large objects are managed by dynamically creating contiguous chunks of storage space of varying lengths. The length of each chunk may vary depending upon object size being stored, fragmentation of the storage space, available free space, and/or expected length of the object. | 02-05-2009 |
20140279849 | HIERARCHICAL TABLESPACE SPACE MANAGEMENT - A method, apparatus, and system for hierarchical organization of tablespace free space metadata in a database are provided. The hierarchy is divided into at least two levels: level 1 or L1 bitmap blocks are stored as a shared data structure and map free space in a tablespace, whereas level 2 or L2 bitmap blocks are stored as separate local copies at each database instance and map to the L1 bitmap blocks. This hierarchical organization provides a mechanism for finer grained concurrency control, enabling highly parallel tablespace metadata processing to accommodate the performance requirements of large tablespaces with big data sets. By integrating the hierarchical organization as part of the tablespace stack layer in a database management system (DBMS), implementations can be provided transparently to database end users without demanding any additional administrative, maintenance, or development burdens. | 09-18-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Millis, MA US
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20090016634 | HALF PIXEL INTERPOLATOR FOR VIDEO MOTION ESTIMATION ACCELERATOR - Methods and an apparatus are provided for interpolation of pixels in a pixel array having rows and columns of pixels. The apparatus includes a shift register array to shift pixel values of the pixel array, the shift register array including two or more shift registers; an interpolation filter array interconnected to the shift register array, the interpolation filter array including one or more interpolation filters; and a controller configured to provide pixel values in columns of the pixel array from the shift register array to respective interpolation filters in a first mode and configured to provide pixel values in rows of the pixel array from the shift register array to respective interpolation filters in a second mode. The controller may be configured to supply vertical sub-pixel values from the shift register array to the interpolation filters to generate diagonal sub-pixel values. | 01-15-2009 |
Wei Zhang, Zhengzhou CN
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20080302710 | Pulsating Chlorination Machine - The invention discloses a pulsating chlorination machine for purification of city water. The machine includes a body, two ends of which are respectively a water inlet and outlet end between which a converging pipe, a throat pipe and a diverging pipe are connected in turn; and a liquefied chlorine input port located below a middle part of the throat pipe and connecting with the throat pipe via a cone-shaped valve seat. A normally closed cone-shaped valve rod is mounted over the cone-shaped valve seat and inserted into the throat pipe through a vertical circular hole on a top of the body, and moves up and down under the control of a pulsating electromagnetic executive mechanism to open/close the liquefied chlorine input port. Through the liquefied chlorine input port the liquefied chlorine flows into the throat pipe and out from the diverging pipe and then into a clear-water reservoir. | 12-11-2008 |
Wei Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20080246961 | Biosensors with porous dielectric surface for fluorescence enhancement and methods of manufacture - Biosensors are disclosed which include a surface for binding to sample molecule to the biosensor in the form of a porous, thin film of dielectric material, e.g., TiO | 10-09-2008 |
Wei Zhang, San Jose, CA US
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20110190613 | HYBRID SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MONITORING OF BIOLOGICAL CONSTITUENTS - Systems, methods, and related computer program products for non-invasive NIR spectrophotometric (NIRS) monitoring of total blood hemoglobin levels and/or other blood constituent levels based on a hybrid combination of phase modulation spectrophotometry (PMS) and continuous wave spectrophotometry (CWS) are described. PMS-based measurements including both amplitude and phase information used in the determination of a non-pulsatile component of an absorption property for each of at least three distinct wavelengths are processed to compute PMS-derived intermediate information at least partially representative of a scattering characteristic. CWS-based measurements including amplitude information is processed in conjunction with the PMS-derived intermediate information to compute a pulsatile component of the absorption property. A metric representative of at least one chromophore level, such as the total blood hemoglobin level, is computed from the pulsatile component of the absorption property at the at least three wavelengths and displayed on an output display. | 08-04-2011 |
20140039318 | Automated detection of suspected abnormalities in ultrasound breast images - A method and system for processing and displaying breast ultrasound information is described. A 2D feature weighted volumetric coronal image as a “guide” or “road map” is generated from the 3D ultrasound data volume to represent the 3D dataset with the goal of emphasizing abnormalities within the breast while excluding non-breast structures, particularly those external to the breast such as ribs and chest wall. | 02-06-2014 |
20140082542 | VIEWING AND CORRELATING BETWEEN BREAST ULTRASOUND AND MAMMOGRAM OR BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGES - This specification describes a novel user interface and method for viewing mammograms together with 3D breast ultrasound images for breast cancer screening. The user identifies a region of interest, in one modality and the processing system calculates the location in the other modality. Visual aids such as icons can be used to display the calculated location in the other modality in cases where the other modality is viewed on a separate device. In cases where an integrated display device is used that displays both modalities, the visual aid can be an ROI marker on the target modality. The user interface and method for viewing has been found to greatly decrease the tedium and likelihood for errors when compared with known displaying viewing techniques. | 03-20-2014 |
20140169074 | MEMORY ELEMENTS WITH STACKED PULL-UP DEVICES - Integrated circuits with memory cells are provided. A memory cell may include first and second cross-coupled inverting circuits configured to store a single data bit. The first inverting circuit may have an output serving as a first data storage node for the memory cell, whereas the second inverting circuit may have an output serving as a second data storage node for the memory cell. Access transistors may be coupled between the first and second data storage nodes and corresponding data lines. Each of the first and second inverting circuit may have a pull-down transistor and at least two pull-up transistors stacked in series. The pull-down transistors may have body terminals that are reverse biased to help reduce leakage current through the first and second inverting circuits. The memory cell may be formed using a narrower two-gate configuration or a wider four-gate configuration. | 06-19-2014 |
20140208000 | Techniques for Surfacing Host-Side Flash Storage Capacity to Virtual Machines - Techniques for surfacing host-side flash storage capacity to a plurality of VMs running on a host system are provided. In one embodiment, the host system creates, for each VM in the plurality of VMs, a flash storage space allocation in a flash storage device that is locally attached to the host system. The host system then causes the flash storage space allocation to be readable and writable by the VM as a virtual flash memory device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208001 | Techniques for Achieving Crash Consistency when Performing Write-Behind Caching Using a Flash Storage-Based Cache - Techniques for achieving crash consistency when performing write-behind caching using a flash storage-based cache are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system receives from a virtual machine a write request that includes data to be written to a virtual disk and caches the data in a flash storage-based cache. The computer system further logs a transaction entry for the write request in the flash storage-based cache, where the transaction entry includes information usable for flushing the data from the flash storage-based cache to a storage device storing the virtual disk. The computer system then communicates an acknowledgment to the VM indicating that the write request has been successfully processed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140343420 | Reduced Image Reading Time and Improved Patient Flow in Automated Breast Ultrasound Using Enchanced, Whole Breast Navigator Overview Images - A method and system acquiring, processing and displaying breast ultrasound images in a way that makes breast ultrasound screening more practical and thus more widely used, and reduces missing cancers in screening and diagnosis, using automated scanning of chestwardly compressed breasts with ultrasound. Enhanced, whole-breast navigator overview images are generated from scanning breasts with ultrasound that emphasize abnormalities in the breast while excluding obscuring influences of non-breast structures, particularly those external to the breast such as ribs and chest wall, and differentiating between likely malignant and likely benign abnormalities and otherwise enhancing the navigator overview image and other images, to thereby reduce the time to read, screen, or diagnose to practical time limits and also reduce screening or diagnostic errors. | 11-20-2014 |
20150087979 | AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT AND METHODS USING ENHANCED NAVIGATOR AIDS - A method and system acquiring, processing and displaying breast ultrasound images in a way that makes breast ultrasound screening more practical and thus more widely used, and reduces the occurrence of missing cancers in screening and diagnosis, using automated scanning of chestwardly compressed breasts with ultrasound. Enhanced, whole-breast navigator overview images are produced from scanning breasts with ultrasound that emphasize abnormalities in the breast while excluding obscuring influences of non-breast structures, particularly those external to the breast such as ribs and chest wall, and differentiating between likely malignant and likely benign abnormalities and otherwise enhancing the navigator overview image and other images, thereby reducing the time to read, screen, and/or diagnose to practical time limits and also reduce screening or diagnostic errors. | 03-26-2015 |
Wei Zhang, Chengdu CN
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20110208923 | STORAGE METHOD AND SYSTEM, TERMINAL SERVICE BOARD, CONTROL BOARD AND STORAGE CHANNEL BOARD - A storage method and system, a terminal service board, a control board, and a storage channel board are provided. The system includes a terminal service board, a control board, and a storage channel board, where the terminal service board is configured to be connected with a terminal and the control board, process a request from the terminal, and send a processing result to the control board; the control board is configured to encapsulate data required to be stored onto a storage apparatus into a command according to the processing result, and submit the command to the storage channel board; the storage channel board is configured to be connected with the storage apparatus and the control board, and according to the command, store onto the storage apparatus the data required to be stored onto the storage apparatus. The control board becomes more focused on the storage processing, so that the efficiency of use for the control board is improved. Furthermore, as the influence of the interface card protocol to the control board is reduced significantly, the design of the control board is simplified. | 08-25-2011 |
20110264833 | STORAGE METHOD, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLER - A storage method, a storage system, and a controller are disclosed. The method is applicable to a system that includes at least one controller, at least two Peripheral Component Interconnection Express (PCIE) Input/Output (IO) modules, and at least two storage devices. The at least two storage devices are connected through a PCIE switch chip of the at least one controller, and the at least two PCIE IO modules are connected through a PCIE switch chip of the at least one controller. The method includes: receiving a request message from a server through the at least two PCIE IO modules; and accessing the at least two storage devices according to the request message. The at least two PCIE IO modules are shared between controllers, thereby saving resources; and the storage devices access the controllers without the need of a hard disk controller or a hard disk extension chip, thereby saving costs. | 10-27-2011 |
20120093059 | Method, System, and Device for Implementing Transmission of Backhaul Link Control Channel in Relay System - The present invention discloses a method which includes: allocating, by an eNodeB, a dedicated resource region for a relay served by the eNodeB; calculating, by the eNodeB, a control channel of the relay; configuring, by the eNodeB according to the resource region allocated for the relay and the acquired control channel of the relay, the control channel of the relay in the resource region corresponding to the relay; and detecting, by the relay, control information sent by the eNodeB in the corresponding resource region allocated by the eNodeB for the relay. The present invention solves the transmission problem of a backhaul link control channel in an LTE-A relay system, so that a relay can receive control information sent by the eNodeB within a wider scope and that the complexity of blind detection of the relay is decreased. | 04-19-2012 |
20140019684 | Method and Apparatus for Reading and Writing Data in File System - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for reading and writing data in a file system, which are applicable to the field of communication technologies. In the embodiments of the present invention, the file system supports file-level redundancy algorithm operations of independent disks; after receiving a file read/write request, the file system determines a read/write location of the data to be read/written in the data strip, sequentially caches the to-be-read/written data information corresponding to at least one data strip, and processes the cached data information of at least one data strip. In this way, after the to-be-read/written data information corresponding to a complete data strip is cached, the data is read/written by using a data strip as a unit, and thereby improving efficiency of reading/writing data. | 01-16-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Singapore SG
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20110269812 | NOVEL BENZYLIDENE-INDOLINONE AND THEIR MEDICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC USES - The present invention relates generally to organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and medicine. More particularly, it relates to 3-benzylidene-indolin-2-one derivatives and their physiologically acceptable salts and prodrugs which modulate the activity of protein kinases (“PKs”), especially protein tyrosine kinase, and, therefore, are expected to exhibit a salutary effect against disorders related to abnormal PK activity. The present invention is further directed to methods of using of these compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the alleviation, prevention and/or treatment of protein kinase-mediated diseases and disorders, such as cancer. | 11-03-2011 |
20130135008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A RUN-TIME RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE - A reconfigurable computer architecture is disclosed. The reconfigurable computer architecture has a plurality of logic elements, a plurality of connection switching elements, and a plurality of volatile and/or non-volatile configuration random access memories (RAMs). Each of the configuration RAMs is electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of logic elements or at least one of the connection switching elements. | 05-30-2013 |
20140370552 | ENDOGLUCANASE 1B (EG1B) VARIANTS - The present invention provides endoglucanase 1b (EG1b) variants suitable for use in saccharification reactions. The present application further provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce EG1b variants, as well as enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to fermentable sugars, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and methods for producing fermentable sugars from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures. | 12-18-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Kunshan City CN
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20120002901 | Method and Device for Image Zooming - A device and a method for image zooming are provided, in which two FIFO buffer units and a read/write control unit are added between a data storage unit and an image zooming unit. The read/write control unit respectively controls two FIFO buffer units to obtain and output the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels to the image zooming unit in parallel. Then, the image zooming unit calculates gray values of pixels to be inserted between the two adjacent channels to finish interpolation. The image zooming unit need not read the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels in the zooming direction from the data storage unit in series and in turn, but instead, may simultaneously read the gray values of the pixels on the two adjacent channels to pixels to be inserted from the two FIFO buffer units in parallel. | 01-05-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Somerville, MA US
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20120015907 | Furopyridine compounds and uses thereof - The present invention provides a compound of formula I; | 01-19-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Changsha City CN
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20120036252 | OSGI-BASED HETEROGENEOUS SERVICE INTEGRATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides an OSGi-based heterogeneous service integrating system comprising a Java virtual machine and an OSGi container, the system further comprises a service management module, a handler management module, a monitor module, a service discovery module and a handler module that are running on said OSGi container, wherein: said service management module is adapted to monitor requests for registering and using of a remote service, to manage different types of services, and to notify said handler management module to make corresponding publishing and calling for different service configuration types; said handler management module is adapted to manage said handler module and to publish service to and call service from remote end points, and to call the corresponding handler module based on information delivered by the service management module, and to maintain information of currently published services and adopted remote services; said monitor module is adapted to monitor a local service registry in said OSGi container and to obtain information to be monitored from the service management module; said service discovery module is adapted to make remote service discovery; and said handler module is adapted to realize access of a module within the OSGi container to a service outside the OSGi container. | 02-09-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Hangzhou CN
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20120066087 | Generating product recommendations - Generating product recommendations, including: receiving an indication of a user operation associated with a product; determining a plurality of associated products for the product associated with the user operation; determining a plurality of comprehensive correlation degrees corresponding to the plurality of associated products, wherein each of the plurality of comprehensive correlation degrees corresponds to an association between the product and one of the plurality of associated products, wherein determining a comprehensive correlation degree corresponding to the product and an associated product includes: determining a product information association degree corresponding to the product and the associated product; and determining an attribute information association degree corresponding to the product and the associated product; selecting a subset of the plurality of associated products based at least in part on a condition associated with the corresponding plurality of comprehensive correlation degrees; and presenting the subset of the plurality of associated products. | 03-15-2012 |
20130018755 | Method and System of Recommending ItemsAANM Zhang; WeiAACI HangzhouAACO CNAAGP Zhang; Wei Hangzhou CN - A recommendation system may acquire historic data associated with a user ID. The historic data may include multiple item IDs associated with the user ID. The recommendation system may calculate first multiple correlations between an item ID of the multiple item IDs and other IDs of the multiple item IDs based on the historic data. The first multiple correlations may be used to determine multiple correlated item IDs associated with the item ID. Using the multiple correlated item IDs, the recommendation system may align a user-item scoring matrix to generate an aligned scoring matrix. The aligned scoring matrix may be used to determine a recommended item collection. | 01-17-2013 |
20130198022 | Method and Apparatus of Determining A Linked List of Candidate Products - The present disclosure discloses a method of determining a linked list of candidate products. The method may provide a same product type set including a first product and a plurality of second products. For each second product of the same product type set, the method computes similarity scores between values of the first product and the second product with respect to each non-nominal attribute and each nominal attribute. The method may further computes a similarity score between the first product and the second product based on the similarity scores between the values of the first product and the second product with respect to each non-nominal attribute and each nominal attribute. In some embodiments, the method may render at least one second product which similarity score is among the top similarity scores with the first product as a linked list of candidate products for the first product. | 08-01-2013 |
20130254326 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CLOUD STORAGE SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CLOUD STORAGE SPACES, METHOD AND TANGIBLE EMBODIED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - The present invention discloses an electronic device, a cloud storage system, a method thereof and a tangible embodied computer readable medium. The cloud storage system comprises at least one server and an electronic device. The at least one server provides a plurality of cloud storage spaces for accessing data. The electronic device comprises a storage management interface and is connected to each of the servers via Internet in order to access the cloud storage space. Wherein, the cloud storage spaces are integrated as a virtual storage space by the electronic device for a user to access data therefrom. The user can concurrently access the cloud storage spaces through the storage management interface of the electronic device, or access one of the cloud storage spaces by multi-thread or multi-process so as to raise the access speed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130325721 | Data Processing - A first data processing request initiated by a first communication terminal is received. The first data processing request includes second communication terminal direction information. A communication code of the second communication terminal is obtained according to the second communication terminal direction information. A request for processing data is sent to the second communication terminal according to the communication code of the second communication terminal A second data processing request initiated by the second communication terminal according to the request for processing data is received and a data processing platform is informed to process data. The present techniques triggers the request for processing data of the server through the first data processing request of the first communication terminal and prompts the second communication terminal to send the second data processing request, thereby forming a reliable online payment on delivery (POD). | 12-05-2013 |
Wei Zhang, Markham CA
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20120067402 | SOLAR COLLECTION AND LIGHT REGULATION APPARATUS - A solar window apparatus for collecting solar energy and regulating light transmission is provided in which the solar window comprises a plurality of transparent optical elements adhered to an internal surface of a transparent pane. The optical elements each comprise an externally facing surface and an internally facing light collecting surface with a light collecting element adhered thereto, where the externally facing surface preferably has an area that is larger than that of the light collecting surface. Each optical element further comprises two or more light directing surfaces that internally reflect and concentrate light onto the light collecting elements when light is incident over a first range of angles, and transmit light when light is incident over a second range of angles. | 03-22-2012 |
Wei Zhang, Guangzhou CN
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20120096731 | THICKNESS DETECTION DEVICE - A thickness detection device comprises: a feed roller ( | 04-26-2012 |
20140238251 | SORTING AND BUNDLING ALL-IN-ONE MACHINE AND BANKNOTE STACKING AND SORTING MODULE THEREOF - A banknote stacking and sorting module comprises a banknote clamping and conveying sub-module, which comprises a clamping mechanism and a vertical reciprocating mechanism thereof. Clamping mechanism comprises bearing plate, support, cam, clamping rod and clamping spring. Cam is rotatably mounted on support. Clamping rod comprises clamping end, transmission end and hinged part between clamping end and transmission end. Hinged part of clamping rod is hinged on support. Cam engages with transmission end of clamping rod and can drive clamping rod in rotation around second rotary shaft between released position and clamped position. One end of clamping spring is fixed on support and the other end is connected to clamping end of clamping rod so as to provide to clamping rod an elastic force for clamping banknotes. | 08-28-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20120136169 | POLYOLS MADE FROM PARTIALLY-EPOXIDIZED, FULLY-HYDROGENATED FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS - A method is described for producing polyester polyols by partially-epoxidizing fatty acid alkyl esters having an iodine value from 90 to 190 g I2/100 grams, fully-hydrogenating the partially-epoxidized esters to form hydroxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, and then reacting the hydroxylated fatty acid alkyl esters with a multifunctional ester-reactive initiator compound to form the polyester polyol. | 05-31-2012 |
20130296451 | REACTION PRODUCT FROM THE CO-DEHYDRATION OF A SUGAR ALCOHOL AND A POLYOL - A reaction product of the co-dehydration of a sugar alcohol and a reactant polyol having a number average hydroxyl functionality less than 4.0 is disclosed. In some aspects the sugar alcohol comprises mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, or mixtures thereof. In some preferred aspects the sugar alcohol comprises sorbitol. In some aspects the reactant polyol has an average molecular weight of from 40 to 500 Daltons. In some aspects, the reaction product may be suitable for the manufacture of polyisocyanurate foam. In some aspects the reaction product may be mixed with diluent polyols, such as diols, glycols, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and mixtures thereof. | 11-07-2013 |
Wei Zhang, Dalian CN
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20120142615 | METHODS RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS - The invention includes methods of neuroprotection, inducing release of neurotrophic factors, inhibiting the over-activation of innate immune cells, attenuating the toxin-induced death and/or damage of tissues, reducing inflammation, treating an inflammation-related condition, and inhibiting NADPH oxidase, that includes contacting or administering an effective amount of at least one compound of the invention that include: valproic acid, sodium butyrate, and salts thereof; opioid peptides; a peptide comprising the tripeptide GGF; and morphinans, such as naloxone, naltrexone, 3-hydroxy-morphinan and dextromethorphan. | 06-07-2012 |
20140315785 | METHODS RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS - The invention includes methods of neuroprotection, inducing release of neurotrophic factors, inhibiting the over-activation of innate immune cells, attenuating the toxin-induced death and/or damage of tissues, reducing inflammation, treating an inflammation-related condition, and inhibiting NADPH oxidase, that includes contacting or administering an effective amount of at least one compound of the invention that include: valproic acid, sodium butyrate, and salts thereof; opioid peptides; a peptide comprising the tripeptide GGF; and morphinans, such as naloxone, naltrexone, 3-hydroxy-morphinan and dextromethorphan. | 10-23-2014 |
Wei Zhang, Bellevue, WA US
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20130327891 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - An environmental control system includes an air supply system coupled to an aircraft. The air supply system includes an external air supply device coupled to the aircraft and a supply duct coupled in flow communication to the external air supply device. An air supply outlet is coupled in flow communication to the supply duct and in flow communication with an occupancy zone and/or a floor distribution section. An air recirculation system is coupled to the floor distribution section. The air recirculation system includes a recirculation supply device coupled to the aircraft and a recirculation duct coupled in flow communication to the recirculated supply device and coupled to the floor distribution section. A recirculation outlet is coupled in flow communication to the recirculation duct and in flow communication with the recirculation zone and/or the floor distribution section. | 12-12-2013 |
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