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Allen Fan, Los Altos, CA US
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20140254247 | WRITING TO A MEMORY CELL - In a method, various operations are performed based on a voltage line coupled with a plurality of memory cells. Storage nodes of the plurality of memory cells are caused to change to a first logical value. Another first logical value is applied to a plurality of data lines. Each data line of the plurality of data lines carries data for each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells. A control line of the plurality of memory cells is activated. A first voltage value is applied to the voltage line. The first voltage value causes the another first logical value on the plurality of data lines to be transferred to the storage nodes of the plurality of memory cells. | 09-11-2014 |
20150029797 | MEMORY MACRO WITH A VOLTAGE KEEPER - A memory macro comprises a data line, a first interface circuit comprising a first node coupled to the data line, and a voltage keeper configured to control a voltage level at the first node, and a second interface circuit comprising a second node coupled with the data line, wherein the voltage keeper is configured to control a voltage level at the second node via the data line. | 01-29-2015 |
Bin Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20140028411 | BUFFER INPUT IMPEDANCE COMPENSATION IN A REFERENCE CLOCK SIGNAL BUFFER - A system for managing a reference clock signal includes an XO; a signal buffer coupled to the XO and configured to drive a reference clock signal generated by the XO; and a first IC coupled to the signal buffer. The first IC includes an XO input buffer configured to receive the reference clock signal, to switch between an enabled, operational state and a disabled state, and to have a first operational impedance while in the enabled state; an impedance equivalence circuit configured to be in an enabled, operational state when the XO input buffer is in its disabled state and vice versa and to have a second operational impedance while in the enabled state that is equivalent to the first operational impedance; and a control mechanism configured to switch the XO input buffer and the impedance equivalence circuit between the enabled state and the disabled state. | 01-30-2014 |
Brian Fan, Irvine, CA US
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20140089890 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A SIMULATED INTERACTIVE WEB PAGE - The system includes a novel software application interactive representation modeling language, a software application ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140344777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A SIMULATED INTERACTIVE WEB PAGE - The system includes a novel software application interactive representation modeling language, a software application ( | 11-20-2014 |
20150026564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A SIMULATED INTERACTIVE WEB PAGE - The system includes a novel software application interactive representation modeling language, a software application ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150040097 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A SIMULATED INTERACTIVE WEB PAGE - The system includes a novel software application interactive representation modeling language, a software application ( | 02-05-2015 |
Chiko Fan, San Jose, CA US
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20140002642 | ABSOLUTE POSITION DETECTION | 01-02-2014 |
20140138404 | BOTTLE DISPENSER HAVING A DIGITAL VOLUME DISPLAY - The invention relates to a dosing device for dispensing and/or receiving a dosed amount of a liquid, comprising a piston device being disposed in a housing and a device for determining the stroke of the piston and/or the position of the piston, wherein the device for determining the stroke of the piston and/or the position of the piston features at least one scalar element and at least one measuring device, wherein the scalar element is fixedly disposed at the housing of the piston device and the measuring device is directly or indirectly connected to the piston and can be moved together with the piston, or wherein the scalar element is disposed at the piston so as to be movable with the piston and the measuring device is fixedly disposed at the housing, and wherein the scalar element is designed as an absolutely coded scale. | 05-22-2014 |
Chi-Sheng Fan, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110187200 | ANTI-ISLANDING FOR GRID-TIE INVERTER USING COVARIANCE ESTIMATION AND LOGIC DECISION MAKER - An anti-islanding implementation that introduces a small, continuously varying phase shift pattern in the output current of an inverter. In grid-connected mode, this phase shift pattern has no impact on the frequency of the inverter's output voltage. However, when islanded, the phase shift will cause the voltage frequency to deviate from nominal. Changes in the output current phase thus correlate well with the voltage frequency, so a covariance index is used to detect an islanding configuration. When this index exceeds a threshold, a larger phase shift pattern is introduced in the output current, large enough to cause the voltage frequency to fall outside the inverter's trip protection window without compromising the inverter's power quality yet ensuring reliable tripping of the inverter. | 08-04-2011 |
Donglei Fan, San Jose, CA US
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20110311791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES - A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure. | 12-22-2011 |
20120219772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION TRANSPORT, POSITIONING, AND ASSEMBLING OF LONGITUDINAL NANO-STRUCTURES - A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure. | 08-30-2012 |
20140346044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC PARTICLES IN A MIXED-PARTICLE SUSPENSION - A continuous flow particle separation system for separating metallic and nonmetallic particles from a mixed-particle suspension includes a fluid channeling component defining an input channel and first and second output channels fluidly connected to the input channel at a bifurcated junction, a first electrode and a second electrode arranged proximate the input channel at least partially prior to the bifurcated junction, and an alternating current (AC) electric power source electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes have shapes configured to provide a spatially-gradient electric field across the input channel, and the AC electric power source is configured to provide an AC electric potential to the first and second electrodes to cause a separation of the metallic and nonmetallic particles by dielectrophoresis due to a difference in dielectrophoretic forces imposed on the metallic particles relative to those of the nanometallic particles such that first output fluid flow in the first output channel has an enriched concentration of metallic particles and second output fluid flow in the second output channel has an enriched concentration of nonmetallic particles relative to the mixed-particle suspension in said input channel. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346045 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC PARTICLES IN A MIXED-PARTICLE SUSPENSION - A continuous flow particle separation system for separating metallic and nonmetallic particles from a mixed-particle suspension includes a fluid channeling component defining an input channel and first and second output channels fluidly connected to the input channel at a bifurcated junction, a first electrode and a second electrode arranged proximate the input channel at least partially prior to the bifurcated junction, and an alternating current (AC) electric power source electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes have shapes configured to provide a spatially-gradient electric field across the input channel, and the AC electric power source is configured to provide an AC electric potential to the first and second electrodes to cause a separation of the metallic and nonmetallic particles by dielectrophoresis due to a difference in dielectrophoretic forces imposed on the metallic particles relative to those of the nanometallic particles such that first output fluid flow in the first output channel has an enriched concentration of metallic particles and second output fluid flow in the second output channel has an enriched concentration of nonmetallic particles relative to the mixed-particle suspension in said input channel. | 11-27-2014 |
Eddie Fan, Milpitas, CA US
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20140006970 | Automatic Contact Creation Based on User Interaction | 01-02-2014 |
Eric S. Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20120123709 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING VIA INTERROGATION OF SMART METER DATA - A method and application that utilizes a signal processing algorithm is provided for detecting plug-in electric vehicle charging events through interrogation of smart meter data. The method is a form of non-invasive load monitoring that allows the utility to track plug-in electric vehicle charging events in real time or over extended periods. These parameters are suitably flexible so as to accommodate diverse electric vehicle technologies and a range of electric vehicle owners' charging habits. Application of the method facilitates the integration of electric vehicles into utilities' electrical grids, protection of the utilities' assets, geographic mapping of electric vehicle owners and charging events, managed charging through communication between the utility and the vehicle or owner, managed charging through the offer of time of use rates for electric vehicle owners, and an enabling technology to accompany other Smart Grid functions such as Vehicle-to-Grid distributed energy storage. | 05-17-2012 |
Eugene Fan, La Jolla, CA US
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20090060939 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALLERGIES, AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES, AND IMPROVING SKIN CONDITION BY GANODERMA LUCIDUM (REISHI) POLYSACCHARIDES - A method for treating an allergy by providing a pharmaceutical composition containing at least | 03-05-2009 |
20090060940 | Compositions and methods for treating psoriasis by ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) polysaccharides - A method for treating psoriasis by providing a pharmaceutical composition containing at least | 03-05-2009 |
20110028428 | HIRSUTELLA SINENSIS MYCELIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SEPSIS AND RELATED INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES - Compositions comprising | 02-03-2011 |
Frank Fan, San Rafael, CA US
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20130013068 | Acellular Dermal Allografts And Method Of Preparation - A method for preparing a sterilized human acellular dermal allograft where the dermal allograft is sterilized by irradiation and has a greatly reduced bio-burden and enzymatic and antigenic activity. This product line of allografts can be easily used by surgeons in soft tissue replacement or repair and has an extended shelf life, of up to at least about three years. | 01-10-2013 |
Guangbin Fan, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120173356 | System for Managing, Storing and Providing Shared Digital Content to Users in a User Relationship Defined Group in a Multi-Platform Environment - A system for managing, storing and providing shared digital content to a group of users in a multi-platform environment, comprising a cloud storage component configured to store digital content items that are shared by members in a user relationship defined group, and a cloud service component configured to provide one of the digital content items to a first platform for a first member of the user relationship defined group in a format suitable for the first platform and to a second platform for a second member of the user relationship defined group in a format suitable for the second platform, wherein the first platform and the second platform are different platforms. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173385 | Method and System for a Cloud Based Online Commerce and Listing Service for Item Providers - A cloud based service system for providing an online commerce and listing service comprising a cloud component configured to support the online commerce and listing service for a plurality of item providers and communicate with a plurality of subscriber websites accessible by a plurality of online user devices, a repository coupled to the cloud component and configured to store information for a plurality of items provided by the item providers, and an agent component for websites who subscribe to the online commerce and listing service, wherein the agent component is configured to match and embed an item description and shopping information to content of at least one of the subscriber websites. | 07-05-2012 |
20150081792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CONTACT INFORMATION - The present disclosure relates to communication technologies, and particularly, to a method, apparatus and system for maintaining contact information. The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for maintaining contact information, including: acquiring address book information of a user and authorization settings of the address book information of the user and saving the acquired in an address book server, receiving a subscription request from a subscriber device, and establishing, according to confirmation information from the subscribed-for user regarding the subscription request from the subscriber device, a subscription relation list for a subscribed-for user and subscriber device and updating, by the address book server, address book information of the subscriber device according to a subscription relation and authorization in the subscription relation list when the subscribed-for user modifies the address book information of the subscribed-for user in the address book server. | 03-19-2015 |
Guoping Fan, Agoura Hills, CA US
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20110274682 | METHODS FOR PROTEASE ASSISTED PROTEIN DELIVERY - A method for intracellular delivery of single proteins or other cargo molecules by encapsulation within nanocapsules formed by interfacial polymerization of one or more types of monomers and selected protease cleavable cross-linkers is provided. The thin positively charged capsules are readily brought into the cytosol of target cells by endocytosis. The capsules are degraded by the action of endogenous proteases or co-delivered proteases on the cross-linkers releasing the functional cargo unaltered. The cross-linkers can be adapted to be cleavable by specific enzymes selected from available intracellular enzymes within the target cell or co-delivered or self-cleaving when the cargo itself is a protease. The nanocapsules produced by the methods have been shown to have long-term stability, high cell penetration capability, low toxicity and efficient protease-modulated specific degradability without affecting cargo protein function. | 11-10-2011 |
20120157339 | Molecular Markers and Assay Methods for Characterizing Cells - Disclosed herein are molecular markers and assay methods for characterizing cells. As disclosed, the methods entail determining a methylation state of at least one CpG in a region of a nucleotide molecule of the cell, comparing the methylation state with that of a corresponding CpG of a comparison cell of a known cell type, a known cell line, or a known cell strain, and distinguishing, identifying or designating the cell type, the cell line or the cell strain of the cell based on whether the methylation state is the same or different from that of the corresponding CpG. | 06-21-2012 |
Guo Xiang Fan, Baldwin Park, CA US
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20080199377 | Exhaust filter system for non-road engine - An exhaust filter system, adapted for removing substances entrained in an exhaust gas from a nonroad engine, includes a casing having a filter cavity for communicating with an exhaust outlet of the generator and a filter core which includes a plurality of filtering loops, each having a plurality of air pores, coaxially received in the filter cavity, a plurality of filtering spacers each having a plurality of air meshes and positioned between each two filtering loops to define a plurality of air passages therebetween, and a catalyzing element for chemically reacting with the substances of the exhaust gas. Therefore, when the exhaust gas passes through the air passages of the filter core, the exhaust gas is evenly diffused to the filter cavity through the air pores and the air meshes so as to enhance a chemical reaction of the exhaust gas with the catalyzing element. | 08-21-2008 |
20100098610 | Exhaust filter system for non-road engine - An exhaust filter system, adapted for removing substances entrained in an exhaust gas from a nonroad engine, includes a casing having a filter cavity for communicating with an exhaust outlet of the generator and a filter core which includes a plurality of filtering loops, each having a plurality of air pores, coaxially received in the filter cavity, a plurality of filtering spacers each having a plurality of air meshes and positioned between each two filtering loops to define a plurality of air passages therebetween, and a catalyzing element for chemically reacting with the substances of the exhaust gas. Therefore, when the exhaust gas passes through the air passages of the filter core, the exhaust gas is evenly diffused to the filter cavity through the air pores and the air meshes so as to enhance a chemical reaction of the exhaust gas with the catalyzing element. | 04-22-2010 |
Guoxin Fan, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130138402 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-readable Media for Reference Impedance Adaptation in Electromagnetic Simulation and Modeling - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for reference impedance adaptation are disclosed. The method may comprise a step of providing a network model of a circuit having at least one port, wherein the network model includes at least one network parameter, the network parameter being associated with the port and being defined based on a reference impedance of the port. The method may further comprise computing an input impedance of the port based on the network parameter. The method may also include defining a new reference impedance for the port based on the input impedance. Moreover, the method may include calculating a new network parameter of the network model based on the new reference impedance. | 05-30-2013 |
Hei-Mun C. Fan, Fremont, CA US
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20120196754 | NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF FETAL INHERITANCE OF PARENTAL HAPLOTYPES AT THE GENOME-WIDE SCALE - The present invention provides a method, device and a computer program for haplotyping single cells, such that a sample taken from a pregnant female, without directly sampling the fetus, provides the ability to non-invasively determine the fetal genome. The method can be performed by determining the parental and inherited haplotypes, or can be performed merely on the basis of the mother's genetic information, obtained preferably in a blood or serum sample. The novel device allows for sequence analysis of single chromosomes from a single cell, preferably by partitioning single chromosomes from a metaphase cell into long, thin channels where a sequence analysis can be performed. | 08-02-2012 |
Irene Fan, Saratoga, CA US
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20140095522 | REFERENCE DATA SEGMENTATION FROM SINGLE TO MULTIPLE TABLES - Embodiments of the present invention can be used to improve cross reference look-up performance by performing multi-table data segmentation. In accordance with an embodiment, a method of multi-table data segmentation can comprise augmenting each of a plurality of definition files associated with a database table with multi-table data. The method can further comprise creating a plurality of multi-tables. Each multi-table is associated with a different one of the plurality of definition files. The method can further comprise transposing data stored in the database table based on the plurality of definition files, and migrating the transposed data from the database table to the plurality of multi-tables. | 04-03-2014 |
20140344313 | MIGRATION OF DATA OBJECTS - A system for migrating first data objects from a first repository product to a second repository product exports the first data objects from the first repository product into a schema. The schema describes a logical model of the first data objects. The system maps the first data objects to second data objects of the second repository product. The system trims the first data objects. Trimming comprises performing data modification on the first data objects so that the first data objects can be migrated to the second repository product. The system also creates placeholders for the first data objects for later deployment binding. | 11-20-2014 |
James Fan, Carlsbad, CA US
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20080241889 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES USING MULTIPLE RECOGNITION SITES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for recombinational cloning. The compositions include vectors having multiple recombination sites and/or multiple topoisomerase recognition sites. The methods permit the simultaneous cloning of two or more different nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments the molecules are fused together while in other embodiments the molecules are inserted into distinct sites in a vector. The invention also generally provides for linking or joining through recombination a number of molecules and/or compounds (e.g., chemical compounds, drugs, proteins or peptides, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, etc.) which may be the same or different. The invention also provides host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules of the invention or prepared according to the methods of the invention, and also provides kits comprising the compositions, host cells and nucleic acid molecules of the invention, which may be used to synthesize nucleic acid molecules according to the methods of the invention. | 10-02-2008 |
20090176975 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PROMOTER ACTIVITY AND EXPRESSING FUSION PROTEINS - The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide having a detectable activity. The present invention also provides methods of joining such nucleic acid molecules to nucleic acid molecules to be assayed for promoter activity. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing fusion proteins comprising a polypeptide of interest and a polypeptide having a detectable activity. | 07-09-2009 |
20090326208 | Methods and compositions for generating recombinant nucleic acid molecules - A method of generating a double stranded (ds) recombinant nucleic acid molecule covalently linked in both strands by contacting two or more ds nucleotide sequences with a topoisomerase under conditions such that both termini of at least one end of a first ds nucleotide sequence are covalently linked by the topoisomerase to both termini of at least one end of a second ds nucleotide sequence is provided. Also provided is a method for generating a ds recombinant nucleic acid molecule covalently linked in one strand, by contacting two or more ds nucleotide sequences with a type IA topoisomerase under conditions such that one strand, but not both strands, of one or both ends of a first ds nucleotide sequence are covalently linked by the topoisomerase. Compositions for performing such methods, and compositions generated from such methods also are provided, as are kits containing components useful for conveniently practicing the methods. | 12-31-2009 |
20110269120 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PROMOTER ACTIVITY AND EXPRESSING FUSIONPROTEINS - The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide having a detectable activity. The present invention also provides methods of joining such nucleic acid molecules to nucleic acid molecules to be assayed for promoter activity. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing fusion proteins comprising a polypeptide of interest and a polypeptide having a detectable activity. | 11-03-2011 |
20130004996 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES USING MULTIPLERECOGNITION SITES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for recombinational cloning. The compositions include vectors having multiple recombination sites and/or multiple topoisomerase recognition sites. The methods permit the simultaneous cloning of two or more different nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments the molecules are fused together while in other embodiments the molecules are inserted into distinct sites in a vector. The invention also generally provides for linking or joining through recombination a number of molecules and/or compounds (e.g., chemical compounds, drugs, proteins or peptides, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, etc.) which may be the same or different. The invention also provides host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules of the invention or prepared according tb the methods of the invention, and also provides kits comprising the compositions, host cells and nucleic acid molecules of the invention, which may be used to synthesize nucleic acid molecules according to the methods of the invention. | 01-03-2013 |
20130216998 | METHOD FOR LINKING POINT OF CARE RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RESULTS TO LABORATORY-BASED METHODS - A method for using a single sample suspected of containing a microorganism for both a local rapid test immunoassay and a remote laboratory test. The sample is collected from a patient at a physician's office or from the environment to be tested. The sample is collected using a swab or other implement, combined with a rapid test processing reagent and a portion of the processed sample is used for the local rapid test. The rapid test processing reagent typically consists of a buffer, a salt, and a detergent and is compatible with the local rapid test immunoassay. Only a portion of the processed sample is used for the local rapid test, leaving a remaining portion of the processed sample to be used in a remote laboratory assay. At least some of the remaining portion of the processed sample is combined with a stabilization agent that preserves at least the nucleic acid in the processed sample for the remote laboratory assay. | 08-22-2013 |
20130323796 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES USING MULTIPLERECOGNITION SITES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for recombinational cloning. The compositions include vectors having multiple recombination .sites and/or multiple topoisomerase recognition sites. The methods permit the simultaneous cloning of two or more different nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments the molecules are fused together while in other embodiments the molecules are inserted into distinct sites in a vector. The invention also generally provides for linking or joining through recombination a .number of molecules and/or compounds (e.g., chemical compounds, drugs, proteins or peptides, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, etc.) which may be the same or different. The invention also provides host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules of the invention or prepared according to the methods of the invention, and also provides kits comprising the compositions, host cells and nucleic acid molecules of the invention, which may be used to synthesize nucleic acid molecules according to the methods of the invention. | 12-05-2013 |
20140051843 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PROMOTER ACTIVITY AND EXPRESSING FUSION PROTEINS - The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide having a detectable activity. The present invention also provides methods of joining such nucleic acid molecules to nucleic acid molecules to be assayed for promoter activity. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing fusion proteins comprising a polypeptide of interest and a polypeptide having a detectable activity. | 02-20-2014 |
James (jianhua) Fan, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090260004 | COMPUTER PROGRAM UPDATES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for updating a computer program on a mobile computing device comprises uploading of packages to a repository, wherein each package comprises update data for a different portion of the computer program, a server identifying portions of the computer program to be updated on a device based on comparing information reported by the device and metadata about packages in the repository and a download server configured to wirelessly download the packages to the mobile computing device. The device may report back installation status to a server. | 10-15-2009 |
James W. Fan, San Ramon, CA US
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20100218214 | INTELLIGENT REMOTE CONTROL - A disclosed remote control, suitable for use with a set top box or other form of multimedia handling device, includes a processor, a user input device, and a display. The user input device and the display are communicatively coupled to the processor. A communication adapter is configured to place the processor in bi-directional communication with the multimedia handling device. The remote control further includes a storage medium that may include a unique identifier of the user and a user profile indicative of the user's channel preferences and viewing permissions. The storage medium may further include software instructions to synchronize the user profile with a corresponding user profile on the multimedia handling device, receive input from the user via the user input device, the input including commands from the user to manipulate the multimedia handling device, and display output on the display screen in response to the user's commands. | 08-26-2010 |
20110131227 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an integrated knowledge management system are provided. A method includes configuring access interfaces between a knowledge management system and each of respective external domains serviced by a service provider entity. The knowledge management system includes a knowledge engine and a source of information that is local to the knowledge management system. The method further includes configuring access interfaces between the knowledge management system and each of respective access channels serviced by the service provider entity. The method further includes receiving a request for information via a knowledge engine from at least one of the access interfaces, searching one or more knowledge bases for the information and providing a response to the request for information based upon the searching. The access interfaces, knowledge engine, and knowledge management system collectively portion at least a portion of the integrated knowledge management system. | 06-02-2011 |
20120028589 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE HOME MONITORING - A method and system for interactive home monitoring includes detecting a visitor arriving at a premises of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) client by an intercom unit installed at the premises. The intercom unit may be coupled to the MCDN client, which may be configured to wirelessly communicate with a user of the MCDN client. A captured image of the visitor may be used to determine if an identity of the visitor is known or unknown. Based on the identity, a communication channel between the visitor and the user may be established at the intercom unit. The intercom unit may further be configured to provide further information to the visitor based on the visitor identity. | 02-02-2012 |
20140155017 | SUPPLEMENTAL RESCUE RESOURCES - A supplemental rescue resources system can receive an emergency alert message from a mobile device and use data from the message and other sources to determine and select appropriate supplemental rescue resources, which may include may include any person that has volunteered or is otherwise a participant in the system that is not an on-duty emergency responder. The supplemental rescue resources system may select a supplemental rescue resources based on the location of such resources relative to the location of an incident, and/or the qualifications and/or preferences of such resources. The supplemental rescue resources system may direct resources to the incident and notify emergency services providers of the supplemental resources. The supplemental rescue resources system may request and/or receive additional information from supplemental resources, emergency services providers, and/or those reporting incidents and use this information to adjust the notified supplemental resources, update emergency services providers, and/or update affected parties. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155018 | CENTRALIZED RESCUE NETWORK - A centralized rescue network system can receive an emergency alert message from a mobile device and use data from the message and from other sources to determine an appropriate response resource allocation. The centralized rescue network system may also request and receive additional data from the sending mobile device, other mobile devices, and/or other systems. A response message may be sent to the sending mobile device, other devices and/or systems. The centralized rescue network system can send requests to emergency services providers based on its analysis and processing of the emergency alert message and any other data so that the most efficient use is made of emergency resources. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156460 | Obtaining Ratings Using A Rating Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for obtaining ratings using a rating service. A server computer executing a rating service can detect arrival of a user device at a vendor location. The server computer also can detect an interaction with a product offered at the vendor location by the user device. The server computer can determine that a rating for the product is to be requested, and can request the rating from the user device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140282752 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE HOME MONITORING - A method and system for interactive home monitoring includes detecting a visitor arriving at a premises of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) client by an intercom unit installed at the premises. The intercom unit may be coupled to the MCDN client, which may be configured to wirelessly communicate with a user of the MCDN client. A captured image of the visitor may be used to determine if an identity of the visitor is known or unknown. Based on the identity, a communication channel between the visitor and the user may be established at the intercom unit. The intercom unit may further be configured to provide further information to the visitor based on the visitor identity. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285724 | REMOTE CONTROL WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT - A remote control unit includes stored user profiles to facilitate and possibly limit access to media content. In some embodiments, a biometric sensor or smart card reader provides user authentication to access stored user profiles. User profiles are associated with content sets that include content selected for potential viewing by the user. The remote control unit is enabled for bidirectional communication with a set-top box or modem that permits access to media content from a bidirectional service provider network. | 09-25-2014 |
20140310265 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments provide an automated knowledge management service. A method includes receiving, at a computer processor that implements the knowledge management service, a request for information from a requesting entity. The method also includes generating, by the computer processor, a search query to search for the information across multiple compartmentalized data sources that are non-local to the automated knowledge management service, searching the multiple compartmentalized data sources for the information, and retrieving the information from one of the multiple compartmentalized data sources. The method further includes determining an access channel for transmitting the information, formatting the information to correspond to a format recognized by the access channel, and transmitting formatted information to the requesting entity. | 10-16-2014 |
Jerry Fan, Alhambra, CA US
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20110142898 | DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS - The present invention discloses a layer of fabrics having antibacterial/microbe-resistant properties that are designed for contacting with the human skin. The fabric layer can be disposed, directly or indirectly, onto a pillowcase, pillow, comforter, comforter cover, head support, bed cloth, sleeping bag, mattress, cushion, blanket, and garment. | 06-16-2011 |
20130238472 | Systems and Methods for Billing Content Providers for Designated Content Delivered Over a Data Network - Some embodiments provide multi-tenant billing systems and methods whereby data network usage fees that are associated with delivering select content of different content providers over a data network are passed to the content provider that originates or is the source for that select content instead of the end users that request and receive the select content. A deep packet inspection server or a billing server may be configured with a list of identifiers to distinguish between the network usage that is related to the delivery of the designated free content from the network usage that is not related to the delivery of the designated free content. The network usage can be distinguished by filtering or processing usage logs that track the network usage using the configured list of identifiers. Such filtering or processing can be done in real-time or in a delayed manner in a standalone or integrated system. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238473 | Systems and Methods for Billing Content Providers for Designated Content Delivered Over a Data Network - Some embodiments provide multi-tenant billing systems and methods whereby data network usage fees that are associated with delivering select content of different content providers over a data network are passed to the content provider that originates or is the source for that select content instead of the end users that request and receive the select content. A deep packet inspection server or a billing server may be configured with a list of identifiers to distinguish between the network usage that is related to the delivery of the designated free content from the network usage that is not related to the delivery of the designated free content. The network usage can be distinguished by filtering or processing usage logs that track the network usage using the configured list of identifiers. Such filtering or processing can be done in real-time or in a delayed manner in a standalone or integrated system. | 09-12-2013 |
20140136335 | Systems and Methods for Billing Content Providers for Designated Select Content Delivered Over a Data Network - Some embodiments provide multi-tenant billing systems and methods whereby data network usage fees that are associated with delivering select content of different content providers over a data network are passed to the content provider that originates or is the source for that select content instead of the end users that request and receive the select content. A deep packet inspection server or a billing server may be configured with a list of identifiers to distinguish between the network usage that is related to the delivery of the designated free content from the network usage that is not related to the delivery of the designated free content. The network usage can be distinguished by filtering or processing usage logs that track the network usage using the configured list of identifiers. Such filtering or processing can be done in real-time or in a delayed manner in a standalone or integrated system. | 05-15-2014 |
Jieyan Fan, Fremont, CA US
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20140282025 | MATCHING WEBSITE VISITS WITH CONTENT SELECTION PARAMETERS - Methods and systems for matching a plurality of visits to a website with a plurality of content selection parameters including aggregating a number of visits to the website, determining whether the website includes an identifier, based on the determination, retrieving information associated with the identifier, wherein the information comprises the plurality of content selection parameters, and matching the plurality of content selection parameters with the plurality of visits to the website to create a report. | 09-18-2014 |
Jinfei Fan, Ottawa, CA US
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20090319990 | OBJECT ORIENTED GENETIC PROGRAMMING - Methods and systems for performing object oriented genetic programming are provided. According to one embodiment, a population of computer program representations are varied to create a new population by generating additional computer program representations based on those of the computer program representations selected in accordance with a selection strategy. Each computer program representation is modeled as a linear array of genes, each gene having domain-specific values and an action or operation to be performed on the basis of the domain-specific values. It is determined whether any computer program representations of the new population satisfy any predetermined performance criteria. If so, then such computer program representations are identified as potential solutions to the problem at issue; otherwise, subsequent generations are generated until one or more predetermined performance criteria are satisfied. | 12-24-2009 |
John Fan, Fremont, CA US
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20130166260 | Distributed Internet Protocol Network Analysis Model with Real Time Response Performance - A system for generating a network analysis model is provided. The system comprises a text-based model definition file representing analysis flow and a hierarchical analysis tree; an analysis function block library comprising a plurality of analysis nodes in an analysis model definition, wherein each of the analysis nodes comprises at least one reusable analysis block; and a code generator that automatically generates code to implement the analysis model from the analysis function block library by parsing the model definition file. | 06-27-2013 |
John Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20120016020 | SOLID DISPERSION OF ALPHA-KETOAMIDE DERIVATIVES - A solid dispersion comprising ((1S)-1-((((1S)-1-benzyl-2,3-dioxo-3-(cyclopropylamino)propyl)amino)carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl)carbamic acid 5-methoxy-3-oxapentyl ester made amorphous in the presence of a water-soluble cellulosic polymer has improved storage stability. The solid dispersion also has improved solubility for an improved bioavailability. | 01-19-2012 |
Jonathan Fan, San Mateo, CA US
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20090106398 | Web Service Architecture for Dynamic Rules Table Generation - Various systems and methods for providing access to a dynamically generated rules table as a Web Service are disclosed. One method involves receiving a Web Service request from a requester and then dynamically generating a rules table, in response to receipt of the Web Service request. Dynamically generating the rules table includes accessing one or more matrices that store information associated with multiple different rules tables. For example, dynamic generation of the rules table can involve accessing a dimension matrix that stores information identifying one or more input criteria and one or more results included in the rules table, selecting information from a rules matrix based upon the criteria and results identified by the dimension matrix, and then storing the selected information from the rules matrix in the rules table. | 04-23-2009 |
Jong-Hwua Willy Fan, San Jose, CA US
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20110247678 | CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A concentrated photovoltaic module includes: a base unit including a metal conductor inserted fittingly into an insulating tubular body; a photovoltaic cell disposed in the insulating tubular body and mounted on a top end of the metal conductor; and a hollow light-guiding cover connected sealingly to the insulating tubular body such that the light-guiding cover cooperates with the base unit to define a closed inner space and such that the light-guiding cover guides light into the insulating tubular body of the base unit and onto the photovoltaic cell. The light-guiding cover and the insulating tubular body are made from the same transparent material. A photovoltaic array module including a plurality of the concentrated photovoltaic module is also disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
Junfa Fan, Foster City, CA US
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20120157442 | HETEROARYL BTK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Btk, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157443 | BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Btk, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. | 06-21-2012 |
20130172315 | SUBSTITUTED ANILINES AS CCR(4) ANTAGONISTS - Aniline compounds are provided which bind to CCR(4) and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, graft rejection and cancer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130225580 | AZA-ARYL 1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL BENZENE SULFONAMIDES - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR(9) receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR(9). The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR(9)-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR(9) antagonists. | 08-29-2013 |
20140154179 | CXCR7 ANTAGONISTS - Compounds having formula I, | 06-05-2014 |
20140309212 | BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Btk, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. | 10-16-2014 |
20150073017 | AZA-ARYL 1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL BENZENE SULFONAMIDES - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR(9) receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR(9). The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR(9)-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR(9) antagonists. | 03-12-2015 |
Junfa Fan, Hayward, CA US
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20120196833 | PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING QUINAZOLINE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed are novel quinazoline derivatives containing phosphorus substitutions and methods for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases (e.g. cancer) using the compounds. These compounds are type I receptor protein kinase inhibitors useful in treating disorders related to abnormal protein kinase activities such as cancer and inflammation in mammals. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods for the preparation of the compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. | 08-02-2012 |
Kai Fan, Los Altos, CA US
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20140032871 | TRACKING MECHANISM FOR WRITING TO A MEMORY CELL - A circuit includes a tracking write circuit and a write circuit. Various write signals of the write circuit are generated based on tracking signals of the tracking write circuit. The write signals are used in a write operation of a memory cell. | 01-30-2014 |
Kan F. Fan, Irvine, CA US
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20140108676 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN OS VIRTUALIZATION-AWARE NETWORK INTERFACE CARD - Aspects of a method and system for an operating system (OS) virtualization-aware network interface card (NIC) are provided. A NIC may provide direct I/O capabilities for each of a plurality of concurrent guest operating systems (GOSs) in a host system. The NIC may comprise a GOS queue for each of the GOSs, where each GOS queue may comprise a transmit (TX) queue, a receive (RX) queue, and an event queue. The NIC may communicate data with a GOS via a corresponding TX queue and RX queue. The NIC may notify a GOS of events such as down link, up link, packet transmission, and packet reception via the corresponding event queue. The NIC may also support unicast, broadcast, and/or multicast communication between GOSs. The NIC may also validate a buffered address when the address corresponds to one of the GOSs operating in the host system. | 04-17-2014 |
Kan Frankie Fan, Irvine, CA US
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20110274108 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFLOADING TUNNEL PACKET PROCESSING IN CLOUD COMPUTING - A network device may provide Layer-2 (L2) based tunneling to offload at least a portion of tunneling performed by tunneling gateways. The L2 based tunneling provided by the network device may comprise determining one or more other network devices that may receive traffic packets which may be handled by the tunneling gateways; and communicating at least a portion of the traffic packets to the one or more other network devices directly from the network device, using L2 tunnels established via the network device such that communication of the at least a portion of the one or more traffic packets offloads tunneling by bypassing the one or more tunneling gateways. At least a portion of the L2 based tunnel offloading by the network device may be handled via a network controller. Providing the offloaded tunneling in the network device may be based on determined of traffic type of the traffic packets. | 11-10-2011 |
20130223451 | UNIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE OVER ETHERNET - Systems and methods that provide a unified infrastructure over layer-2 networks are provided. A first frame is generated by an end point. The first frame comprises a proxy payload, a proxy association header and a frame header relating to a control proxy element. The first frame is sent over a first network to the control proxy element. A second frame is generated by the control proxy element. The second frame comprises the proxy payload and a proxy header. The first and second frames correspond to different layer-2 protocols. The control proxy element sends the second frame over a second network employing the layer-2 protocol of the second frame. | 08-29-2013 |
20130286840 | Method And System For Offloading Tunnel Packet Processing In Cloud Computing - A network device may provide Layer-2 (L2) based tunneling to offload tunneling performed by tunneling gateways. The network device may selectively offload tunneling handled by a tunneling gateway by determining whether addressing or locality information of a destination network device for a traffic packet is available. When the locality information of the destination network device for the traffic packet is available, the network device may establish a separate tunnel for communicating the traffic packet to the destination network device instead of forwarding the traffic packet to the tunneling gateway. The separate tunnel may be configured to bypass the tunneling gateway. When the addressing or locality information of the destination network device for the traffic packet is not available, the network device may forward the traffic packet to the tunneling gateway for tunneling of the traffic packet by the tunneling gateway. | 10-31-2013 |
Lawrence Fan, Irvine, CA US
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20140282370 | METHODS FOR MANAGING APPLICATIONS USING SEMANTIC MODELING AND TAGGING AND DEVICES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing data using semantic tags. The method may include providing a data model corresponding to a first set of tangible objects where the data model includes a first template class having both properties describing the set of tangible object and a set of semantic tags corresponding to the properties. The method may include receiving a class definition for a second template class for a second set of tangible objects where the second template class inherits, by the class definition, the properties and the sematic tags for the second set of tangible objects. | 09-18-2014 |
Linsey Fan, Walnut Creek, CA US
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20130171673 | PIPETTE TIP, PIPETTE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ANALYSIS WITH THE PIPETTE TIP AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a pipette tip ( | 07-04-2013 |
Maureen Fan, Foster City, CA US
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20120150695 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for an Online Rewards Incentive Program - Software on a server receives a game action message associated with one of a plurality of online games being played by a user. The software generates an asset message based at least in part on the game action message. The software determines user feed preferences based on a social filter graph. The social filter graph depends at least in part on a metagame account associated with the user. And the software transmits the asset message to social network identifiers according to the user feed preferences. | 06-14-2012 |
Michael Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20130195232 | Interference Cancellation for Non-Orthogonal Channel Sets - Techniques for interference cancellation in a CDMA system. In an exemplary embodiment, a channel set scrambled using a secondary scrambling code (SSC) is estimated and cancelled along with a channel set scrambled using a primary scrambling code (SSC). The estimation and cancellation of the SSC channel set may proceed in series with the estimation and cancellation of the PSC channel set. Alternatively, the estimation of the SSC channel set may proceed in parallel with the estimation of the PSC channel set, and the cancellations of the PSC and SSC channel sets may be simultaneously performed. Multiple iterations of such estimation and cancellation may be performed in a successive interference cancellation (SIC) scheme. | 08-01-2013 |
20130229990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UPLINK INTERFERENCE - A method and apparatus for effectively managing uplink interference in a TD-SCDMA HSUPA system is provided. The method may comprise receiving a load indicator from each of one or more non-serving Node Bs, calculating a load factor for each of the one or more non-serving Node Bs, generating a weighted serving and neighbor Node B path loss (SNPL) metric by applying the calculated load factor to a non-weighted SNPL metric determination, and transmitting the generated weighted SNPL metric to a serving Node B. | 09-05-2013 |
Michael Fan, San Carlos, CA US
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20130339473 | REAL TIME ANALYTICS VIA STREAM PROCESSING - Real time analytics via stream processing is described. A stream reader receives a stream of messages and batches the messages in a message queue. A stream writer accesses the messages from the message queue, aggregates the messages from a time window based on a hierarchy of an attribute to generate a set of event data for the time window, stores the set of event data in a memory cache cluster, and stores a key corresponding to the set of event data in a key buffer queue. A stream aggregator accesses the key from the key buffer queue, retrieves the set of data in the time window corresponding to the key from the memory cache cluster, and performs a process on the retrieved set of data. | 12-19-2013 |
Michael Mingxi Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20140053049 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SAVING POWER DURING TRANSPORT BLOCK DECODING IN UMTS SYSTEMS - The present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for improved transport block decoding in devices capable of wireless communication, which may include user equipment and network entities. For example, the present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for decoding a code block from a plurality of code blocks corresponding to a transport block, obtaining a reliability indicator that identifies a reliability of the decoding of the code block, comparing the reliability indicator to a reliability threshold, and determining whether to decode a subsequent code block from the plurality of code blocks based on the comparing. Furthermore, these methods and apparatuses may include determining not to decode at least one subsequent code block of the transport block where the comparing indicates that the reliability indicator is less than the reliability threshold. As such, device power is not unnecessarily consumed by decoding likely superfluous code blocks. | 02-20-2014 |
20140362744 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION BY TIME DIVISION DUPLEXING (TDD) DEVICES USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - TDD devices may transmit using multiple antennas. First and second antennas having first and second receive conditions may receive a communication. In an aspect, first and second transmit conditions for the first and second antennas may be determined based on the first and second receive conditions. In an aspect, the first and second transmit conditions may be compared to select the first or second antenna for transmissions. In an aspect, the first and second receive conditions may be compared to select the first or second antenna for transmissions. In an aspect, first and second transmission conditioning values, which may determine transmission powers, may be determined based on the first and second receive conditions. A first transmission chain, associated with an active RAT or carrier, and a second transmission chain, associated with an inactive RAT or carrier, may be activated to send transmissions from the first and second antennas. | 12-11-2014 |
Nong Fan, Irvine, CA US
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20090269056 | BIT ERROR RATE BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE | 10-29-2009 |
Peidong Fan, San Francisco, CA US
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20080207610 | ALDH-2 INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION - Disclosed are novel isoflavone derivatives having the structure of Formula I | 08-28-2008 |
20090209533 | ALDH-2 INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION - Disclosed are novel isoflavone derivatives having the structure of Formula I | 08-20-2009 |
Pengyu Fan, Stanford, CA US
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20110284723 | Semiconductor nano-wire antenna solar cells and detectors - Patterning planar photo-absorbing materials into arrays of nanowires is demonstrated as a method for increasing the total photon absorption in a given thickness of absorbing material. Such a method can provide faster, cheaper, and more efficient photo-detectors and solar cells. A thin nanowire can absorb many more photons than expected from the size of the nanowire. The reason for this effect is that such nanowires support cylindrical particle resonances which can collect photons from an area larger than the physical cross-section of the wire. These resonances are sometimes referred to as Mie resonances or Leaky Mode Resonances (LMRs). The nanowires can have various cross section shapes, such as square, circle, rectangle, triangle, etc. | 11-24-2011 |
Peter Fan, Torrance, CA US
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20090071455 | TOY PROJECTILE LAUNCHER - The present invention is a toy projectile launcher in the form of a role play accessory such as a belt. The belt assembly includes a strap, a launcher housing, and projectiles stored on the belt strap. The belt strap feeds through the launcher housing so that projectiles may be launched from the strap. In one embodiment the launcher is hand-held, and includes a handle which serves both as a means for holding the launcher during operation and as a power switch for the launcher. Projectiles may be discharged singly from the launcher or continuously in a rapid-fire mode. | 03-19-2009 |
20090075550 | Costume Apparatus - This invention refers to a costume apparatus for enabling a user to engage in role play activities or action play adventures. The costume apparatus may be mounted on a user's back, and comprises deployable arm assemblies which are controlled by a pull cord system. In one embodiment, the costume apparatus takes the form of expandable wings. The arm assembly of the costume apparatus may include two arm pieces connected by a pivoting joint, and may further include a hinged joint within one of the arm pieces. The hinged joint provides a safety feature for the deployed costume apparatus by allowing the arm assemblies to fold rearward when obstacles are encountered. | 03-19-2009 |
20090075556 | VEHICLE LAUNCHER ASSEMBLY - This invention sets forth a vehicle launcher assembly comprising an inner vehicle carried within an outer vehicle. The outer vehicle has movable panel components which allow an inner vehicle to be released from the outer vehicle when the panel components are opened. Operation of the toy assembly involves one actuation step to open the panels of the outer vehicle, and second actuation step to launch the inner vehicle. In one embodiment, the outer vehicle is in the form of a car and the inner vehicle is in the form of a motorcycle. The vehicle launcher assembly may also include projectile launchers. | 03-19-2009 |
20110041822 | Toy Projectile Launcher - The present invention is a toy projectile launcher in the form of a role play accessory such as a belt. The belt assembly includes a strap, a launcher housing, and projectiles stored on the belt strap. The belt strap feeds through the launcher housing so that projectiles may be launched from the strap. In one embodiment the launcher is hand-held, and includes a handle which serves both as a means for holding the launcher during operation and as a power switch for the launcher. Projectiles may be discharged singly from the launcher or continuously in a rapid-fire mode. | 02-24-2011 |
Peter Kit Fan, Torrance, CA US
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20140274501 | TOY PROJECTILE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A toy projectile and method of making the toy projectile is provided herein. The toy projectile having: an elongated dart body secured to a tip assembly, the tip assembly comprising: a tip insert secured to a forward end of the elongated dart body and a tip secured to the tip insert, wherein the tip comprises a styrene ethylene butylene styrene copolymer (SEBS rubber) tip. | 09-18-2014 |
Peter Kit Chuen Fan, Torrance, CA US
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20110168150 | Reconfigurable Toy Gun - A reconfigurable toy gun includes a handle portion, a guide member coupled to the handle portion, and a barrel portion. The barrel portion is slidably coupled to the guide member and movable along the guide member between a first end portion of the guide member and second end portion of the guide member. | 07-14-2011 |
20130192575 | Reconfigurable Toy Gun - A reconfigurable toy gun includes a handle portion, a guide member coupled to the handle portion, and a barrel portion. The barrel portion is slidably coupled to the guide member and movable along the guide member between a first end portion of the guide member and second end portion of the guide member. | 08-01-2013 |
Pingchen Fan, Fremont, CA US
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20100150831 | MODULATORS OF CXCR7 - Compounds having formula I, | 06-17-2010 |
20100160320 | C5aR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors. | 06-24-2010 |
20100311753 | C5aR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors. | 12-09-2010 |
20110014121 | MODULATORS OF CXCR7 - Compounds having formula I, | 01-20-2011 |
20110097305 | Gem-Disubstituted and Spirocyclic Amino Pyridines/Pyrimidines as Cell Cycle Inhibitors - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-me-dialed disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds arc gem-disubstituted or spimcyclic pyridine, pyrimidine and triazine derivatives. | 04-28-2011 |
20110142796 | Fused Pyridine, Pyrimidine and Triazine Compounds as Cell Cycle Inhibitors - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives. | 06-16-2011 |
20110275639 | C5aR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors. | 11-10-2011 |
20130172347 | C5AR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors. | 07-04-2013 |
20130225580 | AZA-ARYL 1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL BENZENE SULFONAMIDES - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR(9) receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR(9). The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR(9)-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR(9) antagonists. | 08-29-2013 |
20130317028 | C5aR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors. | 11-28-2013 |
20140057937 | ANTAGONISTS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are generally aryl piperazine derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists. | 02-27-2014 |
20140171420 | DIAZOLE LACTAMS - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are diazole lactam derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated disease, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists. | 06-19-2014 |
20140179733 | DIAZOLE AMIDES - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are diazole lactam derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated disease, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists. | 06-26-2014 |
20140350244 | FUSED PYRIDINE, PYRIMIDINE AND TRIAZINE COMPOUNDS AS CELL CYCLE INHIBITORS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives. | 11-27-2014 |
20150073017 | AZA-ARYL 1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL BENZENE SULFONAMIDES - Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR(9) receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR(9). The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR(9)-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR(9) antagonists. | 03-12-2015 |
Pingchen Fan, San Mateo, CA US
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20080269283 | ARYLSULFONES AND USES RELATED THERETO - Aryl sulfone compounds of formula I and II are described and have therapeutic utility, particularly in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and related conditions and disorders: | 10-30-2008 |
Qian Fan, Carlsbad, CA US
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20120288995 | Semiconductor Wafer Bonding Incorporating Electrical and Optical Interconnects - Methods for bonding semiconductor wafers requiring the transfer of electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers and across the bonding interface. The methods incorporate the formation of both electrical and optical interconnect vias within the wafer bonding interface to transfer electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers. The electrical vias are formed across the bonding surface using multiplicity of metal posts that are interfused across the bonding surface. The optical vias are formed across the bonding surface using multiplicity of optical waveguides each comprised of a dielectric material that interfuses across the bonding interface and having an index of refraction that is higher than the index of refraction of the dielectric intermediary bonding layer between the bonded wafers. The electrical and optical vias are interspersed across the bonding surface between the bonded wafers to enable uniform transfer of both electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers. | 11-15-2012 |
20150072450 | Semiconductor Wafer Bonding Incorporating Electrical and Optical Interconnects - Methods for bonding semiconductor wafers requiring the transfer of electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers and across the bonding interface. The methods for bonding of semiconductor wafers incorporate the formation of both electrical and optical interconnect vias within the wafer bonding interface to transfer electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers. The electrical vias are formed across the bonding surface using multiplicity of metal posts each comprised of multiple layers of metal that are interfused across the bonding surface. The optical vias are formed across the bonding surface using multiplicity of optical waveguides each comprised of a dielectric material that interfuses across the bonding interface and having an index of refraction that is higher than the index of refraction of the dielectric intermediary bonding layer between the bonded wafers. The electrical and optical vias are interspersed across the bonding surface between the bonded wafers to enable uniform transfer of both electrical and optical signals between the bonded wafers. | 03-12-2015 |
Richard Dean Fan, Mission Viejo, CA US
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20120274056 | SAFETY SEATBELT SYSTEM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN - A safety seatbelt system for pregnant women comprising: a ballistic nylon webbing restraint harness having a profile providing an open abdominal area for accommodating a developing fetus within the pregnant passenger; an attachment strap having a female end that wraps around the posterior region of a seat in a vehicle; a chest and thigh engaging portion, such that a chest of the pregnant passenger is suitably restrained from forward movement in the event of a collision; at least two threadable clips to provide side adjustment; and a back strap. The restraint harness has a top female end and bottom male end along with several additional male ends. The restrain harness provides attachment points on both bottom sides of the restrain harness such that the restrain harness can be removably affixed to the OEM seatbelt assembly in the vehicle. | 11-01-2012 |
Robert Fan, Palo Alto, CA US
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20110185016 | ENHANCED WEBSITE TRACKING SYSTEM AND MEHOD - An enhanced tracking system comprises an enhanced tracking server for storing and remotely executing one or more third party tags that have been removed from a client website. As a result, a visitor browser only needs to process the webpage itself such that the time required for a browser to display at the client website is reduced. The remote processing of the third party tags is able to be initiated by an enhanced tag placed on the client website or through a redirect process. | 07-28-2011 |
Rong A. Fan, Redwood City, CA US
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20110159516 | PCan065 Antibody Compositions and Methods of Use - The invention provides isolated anti-PCan065 antibodies that bind to PCan065. The invention also encompasses compositions comprising an anti-PCan065 antibody and a carrier. These compositions can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit. Another aspect of the invention is an isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-PCan065 antibody, as well as an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid. Also provided are cells that produce the anti-PCan065 antibodies. The invention encompasses a method of producing the anti-PCan065 antibodies. Other aspects of the invention are a method of killing an PCan065-expressing cancer cell, comprising contacting the cancer cell with an anti-PCan065 antibody and a method of alleviating or treating an PCan065-expressing cancer in a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-PCan065 antibody to the mammal. | 06-30-2011 |
20120135912 | POLYPEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF VLA4 - The invention provides novel 2D-VCAM-1 variant polypeptides and conjugates thereof that bind human VLA4. The invention also provides related polynucleotides, compositions, vectors, host cells, and methods. | 05-31-2012 |
20130224776 | PCan065 Antibody Compositions and Methods of Use - The invention provides isolated anti-PCan065 antibodies that bind to PCan065. The invention also encompasses compositions comprising an anti-PCan065 antibody and a carrier. These compositions can be provided in an article of manufacture or a kit. Another aspect of the invention is an isolated nucleic acid encoding an anti-PCan065 antibody, as well as an expression vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid. Also provided are cells that produce the anti-PCan065 antibodies. The invention encompasses a method of producing the anti-PCan065 antibodies. Other aspects of the invention are a method of killing an PCan065-expressing cancer cell, comprising contacting the cancer cell with an anti-PCan065 antibody and a method of alleviating or treating an PCan065-expressing cancer in a mammal, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-PCan065 antibody to the mammal. | 08-29-2013 |
Roy Fan, Arcadia, CA US
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20130058710 | Rotating Drive Shaft Coupling - A rotatable coupling is used with a replaceable developer cartridge and electrostatographic image devices. The coupling has a driven portion and a driving portion. The driven portion has a shaft with a connecting portion that has a plurality of helical involute teeth extending outwardly. The driving portion has an end with a gear shaft and a twisted petaline recess in the gear shaft. The sides of the recess are engageable with the helical involute teeth so that the driving portion drives the driven portion and transmit torque. | 03-07-2013 |
20140169868 | ROTATING DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING - A rotatable coupling is used with a replaceable developer cartridge and electrostatographic image devices. The coupling has a driven portion and a driving portion. The driven portion has a shaft with a connecting portion that has a plurality of helical involute teeth extending outwardly. The driving portion has an end with a gear shaft and a twisted recess in the gear shaft. The sides of the recess are engageable with the helical involute teeth so that the driving portion drives the driven portion and transmit torque. | 06-19-2014 |
Shanhui Fan, Standford, CA US
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20140029011 | OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING A NON-NEGLIGIBLE SOURCE COHERENCE LENGTH - An optical sensor, a method of configuring an optical sensor, and a method of using an optical sensor are provided. The optical sensor includes an optical loop having a length and a laser source optically coupled to the loop. The laser source has a coherence length. Light from the source is transmitted to the loop as a first signal and a second signal counterpropagating along the loop. The optical paths of the first signal and the second signal are substantially reciprocal with one another and the first signal and the second signal are combined together after counterpropagating through the loop to generate a third signal. A ratio of the coherence length to the length of the loop is greater than 1. | 01-30-2014 |
Shanhui Fan, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090169220 | ADAPTIVE OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING WITH MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDES - Optical signals are passed in an optical medium using an approach that facilitates the mitigation of interference. According to an example embodiment, a filtering-type approach is used with an optical signal conveyed in an optical fiber, such as a multimode fiber (MMF) or a multimode waveguide. Adaptive spatial domain signal processing, responsive to a feedback signal indicative of data conveyed in the multimode waveguide, is used to mitigate interference in optical signals conveyed in the multimode waveguide. | 07-02-2009 |
20110002573 | OPTICAL ISOLATION CREATED BY INDIRECT INTERBAND PHOTONIC TRANSITIONS - The refractive index of the at least one photonic structure having two separate photonic bands is modulated, so that light supplied to the at least one photonic structure and initially in one of the two photonic bands of the traveling along a forward direction in the at least one photonic structure is converted to light in a second one of the photonic bands, and light in the one photonic band traveling along a backward direction opposite to the forward direction in the at least one photonic structure is not converted and remains in the one photonic band, achieving non-reciprocity. An interferometer comprises a first and a second photonic structure coupled at two coupler regions. The first photonic structure has two separate photonic bands. The refractive index of the first photonic structure is modulated, so that light supplied to the first photonic structure and initially in a first one of the photonic bands traveling along a forward direction in the at least first photonic structure is converted to light in a second one of the photonic bands, and light in the first photonic band traveling along a backward direction opposite to the forward direction in the at least first photonic structure is not converted and remains in the first photonic band. Light supplied to a first end of the first photonic structure and initially in the first photonic band traveling along a forward direction in the photonic structures will pass to a second end of the first photonic structure, and light supplied to the second end of the first photonic structure and traveling along a backward direction in the photonic structures will pass to an end of the second photonic structure. | 01-06-2011 |
Shi-Ping Fan, Milpitas, CA US
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20130155557 | SEQUENTIAL ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD)-PROTECTION EMPLOYING CASCODE NMOS TRIGGERED STRUCTURE - An Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection circuitry comprises a protection device structure. The protection device structure includes at least one transistor with a gate operably connected to a pad. The at least one transistor turns on upon an ESD event and conducting charge to a substrate. At least one additional transistor with a gate operably connected to the substrate turns on after the at least one transistor upon an ESD protection event. | 06-20-2013 |
Shou-Shan Fan, City Of Industry, CA US
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20100310809 | Protective device for protecting carbon nanotube film and method for making the same - A protective device includes a base film, a first carbon nanotube film, and a first protecting film. The first protecting film includes a release layer. The first carbon nanotube film is located between the base film and the first protecting film and in contact with the release layer. The carbon nanotube film is capable of being released from the release layer. The present disclosure also relates to a roll of protective device, and a method for making the protective device. | 12-09-2010 |
Susy Fan, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100122026 | SELECTIVELY READING DATA FROM CACHE AND PRIMARY STORAGE - Techniques are provided for using an intermediate cache to provide some of the items involved in a scan operation, while other items involved in the scan operation are provided from primary storage. Techniques are also provided for determining whether to service an I/O request for an item with a copy of the item that resides in the intermediate cache based on factors such as a) an identity of the user for whom the I/O request was submitted, b) an identity of a service that submitted the I/O request, c) an indication of a consumer group to which the I/O request maps, d) whether the I/O request is associated with an offloaded filter provided by the database server to the storage system, or e) whether the intermediate cache is overloaded. Techniques are also provided for determining whether to store items in an intermediate cache in response to the items being retrieved, based on logical characteristics associated with the requests that retrieve the items. | 05-13-2010 |
20130212332 | SELECTIVELY READING DATA FROM CACHE AND PRIMARY STORAGE - Techniques are provided for using an intermediate cache to provide some of the items involved in a scan operation, while other items involved in the scan operation are provided from primary storage. Techniques are also provided for determining whether to service an I/O request for an item with a copy of the item that resides in the intermediate cache based on factors such as a) an identity of the user for whom the I/O request was submitted, b) an identity of a service that submitted the I/O request, c) an indication of a consumer group to which the I/O request maps, or d) whether the intermediate cache is overloaded. Techniques are also provided for determining whether to store items in an intermediate cache in response to the items being retrieved, based on logical characteristics associated with the requests that retrieve the items. | 08-15-2013 |
Sylvia Wenchin Fan, Burlingame, CA US
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20090177266 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIR - Disclosed are methods, systems, and devices for the endovascular repair of cardiac valves, particularly the atrioventricular valves which inhibit back flow of blood from a heart ventricle during contraction. The procedures described herein can be performed with interventional tools, guides and supporting catheters and other equipment introduced to the heart chambers from the patient's arterial or venous vasculature remote from the heart. The interventional tools and other equipment may be introduced percutaneously or may be introduced via a surgical cut down, and then advanced from the remote access site through the vasculature until they reach the heart. | 07-09-2009 |
Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, San Francisco, CA US
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20100016958 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIR - The methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. Regurgitation of an atrioventricular valve, particularly a mitral valve, can be repaired by modifying a tissue structure selected from the valve leaflets, the valve annulus, the valve chordae, and the papillary muscles. These structures may be modified by suturing, stapling, snaring, or shortening, using interventional tools which are introduced to a heart chamber. Preferably, the tissue structures will be temporarily modified prior to permanent modification. For example, opposed valve leaflets may be temporarily grasped and held into position prior to permanent attachment. | 01-21-2010 |
20100022823 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TISSUE GRASPING AND ASSESSMENT - Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. | 01-28-2010 |
20100100108 | FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGAGING TISSUE - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 04-22-2010 |
20100217283 | LEAFLET SUTURING - The methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. Regurgitation of an atrioventricular valve, particularly a mitral valve, can be repaired by modifying a tissue structure selected from the valve leaflets, the valve annulus, the valve chordae, and the papillary muscles. These structures may be modified by suturing, stapling, snaring, or shortening, using interventional tools which are introduced to a heart chamber. Preferably, the tissue structures will be temporarily modified prior to permanent modification. For example, opposed valve leaflets may be temporarily grasped and held into position prior to permanent attachment. | 08-26-2010 |
20110307055 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CAPTURING AND FIXING LEAFLETS IN VALVE REPAIR - The present invention provides methods and devices for grasping, and optional repositioning and fixation of the valve leaflets to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. Such grasping will typically be atraumatic providing a number of benefits. For example, atraumatic grasping may allow repositioning of the devices relative to the leaflets and repositioning of the leaflets themselves without damage to the leaflets. However, in some cases it may be necessary or desired to include grasping which pierces or otherwise permanently affects the leaflets. In some of these cases, the grasping step includes fixation. | 12-15-2011 |
20120010461 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TISSUE GRASPING AND ASSESSMENT - Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. | 01-12-2012 |
20130253547 | FIXATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGAGING TISSUE - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 09-26-2013 |
20140066693 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TISSUE GRASPING AND ASSESSMENT - Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. | 03-06-2014 |
Wei Wei Fan, Aliso Viejo, CA US
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20100169985 | Transgenic Mouse Models for Diseases Caused by mtDNA Mutations and Related Methods - Animal models and methods wherein homoplasmic and heteroplasmic mtDNA mutation(s) are induced in an animal (e.g., a mouse) to cause or facilitate the development of a disorder (e.g., disease, malformation, defect, abnormality or other disorder). In at least some embodiments, the mtDNA mutation(s) will cause or facilitate the development of an age-related disorder, such as a cardiac disease, cardiomyopathy, muscle disease, cancer, abnormaly in tissues of high cellular turnover, heart dysfunction, graying of hair, alopecia, auditory function loss, cochlear degeneration, immune cell loss, anemia, male germ cell loss leading to lack of sperm and infertility, skeletal muscle mass loss (sarcopenia), neurodegeneration, increased presence of apoptotic markers, and loss of bone mass. | 07-01-2010 |
Wenjun Fan, Milpitas, CA US
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20130181339 | MULTI-CHIP SELF-ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY WHICH CAN BE USED WITH FLIP-CHIP BONDING - A method and structure for mechanical self-alignment of semiconductor device features, for example multi-chip module features. Alignment of the features can be performed using mechanical alignment grooves within a layer of a first device and mechanical alignment pedestals of a second device. The alignment accuracy is limited by the patterning resolution of the semiconductor processing, which is in sub-micron scale. Flip-chip bonding can be used as the bonding process between chips to increase the alignment precision. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182729 | WAVELENGTH LOCKER DESIGN FOR PRECISE CHANNEL LOCKING OF A WIDELY TUNABLE LASER - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method includes controlling an operational wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser by receiving radiation from the laser at first photo-detector including a first optical element having a partially reflective coating on a front surface of the first optical element; receiving at least a portion of the radiation partially reflected from the front surface of the first optical element at an etalon; receiving radiation from the etalon at a second photo-detector including a second optical element having an anti-reflection coating on a front surface of the second optical element; determining, by processor, a control signal to be applied to the laser to control the operational wavelength of the radiation based on data from the first and the second photo-detectors; and transmitting the control signal to the laser to, control the operational wavelength of the radiation. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182730 | SLOT WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE FOR WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASER - Exemplary embodiments provide a wavelength tunable laser device and methods using the wavelength tunable laser device for a laser tuning. An exemplary wavelength tunable laser device can include an active gain element, a slot waveguide structure, and a wavelength tuning structure including heating elements disposed around the grating structure for a wavelength selection. | 07-18-2013 |
Wenya Fan, Campbell, CA US
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20090026924 | METHODS OF MAKING LOW-REFRACTIVE INDEX AND/OR LOW-K ORGANOSILICATE COATINGS - A method for forming a substantially transparent nanoporous organosilicate film on a substantially transparent substrate, for use in optical lighting devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The method includes first preparing a composition comprising a silicon containing pre-polymer, a porogen, and a catalyst. The composition is coated onto a substrate which is substantially transparent to visible light, forming a film thereon. The film is then gelled by crosslinking and cured by heating, such that the resulting cured film is substantially transparent to visible light. It is preferred that both the substrate and the nanoporous film are at least 98% transparent to visible light. Optical devices which include the resulting structures of this invention exhibit improved light extraction and illuminance where the nanoporous organosilicate film has a low refractive index in the range of 1.05 to 1.4, serving as an impedance matching layer in such devices. | 01-29-2009 |
20090111925 | THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF - Thermal interface materials comprise at least one silicon-based polymer and are formed from a combination of at least one silicon-based material, at least one catalyst and at least one elasticity promoter. In some embodiments, contemplated materials are also formed utilizing at least one polymerization component. Thermal interface materials are also disclosed that are capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 250 C where the material comprises at least one silicon-based polymer coupled with at least one elasticity promoter. Methods of forming these thermal interface materials comprise providing each of the at least one silicon-based material, at least one catalyst and at least one elasticity promoter, blending the components and optionally including the at least one polymerization component. Contemplated thermal interface materials disclosed are thermally stable, sticky, and elastic, and show a good thermal conductivity and strong adhesion when deposited on the high thermally conductive material. The thermal interface materials may then be utilized as formed or the materials may be cured pre- or post-application of the thermal interface material to the surface, substrate or component. | 04-30-2009 |
20090239363 | METHODS FOR FORMING DOPED REGIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES USING NON-CONTACT PRINTING PROCESSES AND DOPANT-COMPRISING INKS FOR FORMING SUCH DOPED REGIONS USING NON-CONTACT PRINTING PROCESSES - Methods for forming doped regions in semiconductor substrates using non-contact printing processes and dopant-comprising inks for forming such doped regions using non-contact printing processes are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for forming doped regions in a semiconductor substrate is provided. The method comprises providing an ink comprising a conductivity-determining type dopant, applying the ink to the semiconductor substrate using a non-contact printing process, and subjecting the semiconductor substrate to a thermal treatment such that the conductivity-determining type dopant diffuses into the semiconductor substrate. | 09-24-2009 |
20100035422 | METHODS FOR FORMING DOPED REGIONS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - Methods for forming doped regions in a semiconductor material that minimize or eliminate vapor diffusion of a dopant element and/or dopant from a deposited dopant and/or into a semiconductor material and methods for fabricating semiconductor devices that minimize or eliminate vapor diffusion of a dopant element and/or dopant from a deposited dopant and/or into a semiconductor material are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for forming doped regions in a semiconductor material comprises depositing a conductivity-determining type dopant comprising a dopant element overlying a first portion of the semiconductor material. A diffusion barrier material is applied such that it overlies a second portion of the semiconductor material. The dopant element of the conductivity-determining type dopant is diffused into the first portion of the semiconductor material. | 02-11-2010 |
20100081264 | METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FORMING N-TYPE AND P-TYPE DOPED REGIONS USING NON-CONTACT PRINTING PROCESSES - Methods for simultaneously forming doped regions of opposite conductivity using non-contact printing processes are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises the steps of depositing a first liquid dopant comprising first conductivity-determining type dopant elements overlying a first region of a semiconductor material and depositing a second liquid dopant comprising second conductivity-determining type dopant elements overlying a second region of the semiconductor material. The first conductivity-determining type dopant elements and the second conductivity-determining type dopant elements are of opposite conductivity. At least a portion of the first conductivity-determining type dopant elements and at least a portion of the second conductivity-determining type dopant elements are simultaneously diffused into the first region and into the second region, respectively. | 04-01-2010 |
20100162920 | BORON-COMPRISING INKS FOR FORMING BORON-DOPED REGIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES USING NON-CONTACT PRINTING PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SUCH BORON-COMPRISING INKS - Boron-comprising inks for forming boron-doped regions in semiconductor substrates using non-contact printing processes and methods for fabricating such boron-comprising inks are provided. A boron-comprising ink comprises boron from or of a boron-comprising material and a spread-minimizing additive that results in a spreading factor of the boron-comprising ink in a range of from about 1.5 to about 6. The boron-comprising ink has a viscosity in a range of from about 1.5 to about 50 centipoise and, when deposited on a semiconductor substrate, provides a post-anneal sheet resistance in a range of from about 10 to about 100 ohms/square, a post-anneal doping depth in a range of from about 0.1 to about 1 μm, and a boron concentration in a range of from about 1×10 | 07-01-2010 |
20110021012 | COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING DOPED REGIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES, METHODS FOR FABRICATING SUCH COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING DOPED REGIONS USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS - Compositions for forming doped regions in semiconductor substrates, methods for fabricating such compositions, and methods for forming doped regions using such compositions are provided. In one embodiment, a dopant-comprising composition comprises a conductivity-determining type impurity dopant, a silicate carrier, a solvent, and a moisture adsorption-minimizing component. In another embodiment, a dopant-comprising composition comprises a conductivity-determining type impurity dopant, a silicate carrier, a solvent, and a high boiling point material selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers, alcohols, and combinations thereof. The high boiling point material has a boiling point of at least about 150° C. | 01-27-2011 |
20130098266 | DOPANT INK COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING DOPED REGIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING DOPANT INK COMPOSITIONS - Dopant ink compositions for forming doped regions in semiconductor substrates and methods for fabricating dopant ink compositions are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a dopant ink composition comprises a dopant compound including at least one alkyl group bonded to a Group 13 element or a Group 15 element. Further, the dopant ink composition includes a silicon-containing compound. | 04-25-2013 |
20130240794 | BORON-COMPRISING INKS FOR FORMING BORON-DOPED REGIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES USING NON-CONTACT PRINTING PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SUCH BORON-COMPRISING INKS - A method for fabricating a boron-comprising ink is provided. The method includes providing an inorganic boron-comprising material, combining the inorganic boron-comprising material with a polar solvent having a boiling point in a range of from about 50° C. to about 250° C., and combining the inorganic boron-comprising material with a spread-minimizing additive that results in a spreading factor of the boron-comprising ink in a range of from about 1.5 to about 6. | 09-19-2013 |
William Tsung-Chieh Fan, Rowland Heights, CA US
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20090184030 | Process For Separating Used Oil - A process for removing impurities from used oil. Impurities such as water, solid particles, and the like are removed from used oil by processing the oil with a mixture of polar and non-polar solvents. The process operates at room temperatures and pressures, simplifying the equipment and energy requirement for the process. | 07-23-2009 |
Xiaobo Fan, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20120078430 | Power Allotment Distribution in a Data Center - In a computer-implemented method, an electronic communication from a first computing machine is received and includes a power value and one or more priority values. The power value represents a request for a power allotment expected to be used during a predetermined time and the priority values represent priorities of tasks expected to be executed during the predetermined time. A score for the request is calculated using a scoring function and the received priority values as inputs to the scoring function. The score is compared to one or more other scores respectively associated with requests for power allotments from other computing machines and previously calculated using the scoring function following receipt of one or more electronic communications each including a power value and one or more priority values. A top-ranked score is identified and an electronic communication is sent to the associated computing machine granting the requested power allotment. | 03-29-2012 |
Xiaofeng Fan, Santa Clara, CA US
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20140104733 | COMBINATION ESD PROTECTION CIRCUITS AND METHODS - Circuits, integrated circuits, apparatuses, and methods, such as those for protecting circuits against electrostatic discharge events are disclosed. In an example method, a thyristor is triggered to conduct current from a signal node to a reference voltage node using leakage currents provided by a transistor formed in a semiconductor doped well shared with the base of the thyristor. The leakage currents are responsive to a noise event (e.g., electrostatic discharge (ESD) event) at the signal node, and increase the voltage of the semiconductor doped well to forward bias the base and the collector of the thyristor. The triggered thyristor conducts the current resulting from the ESD event to the reference voltage node. | 04-17-2014 |
Xiaowu Fan, Santa Ana, CA US
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20140010965 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL ON CEMENTITIOUS SURFACES - Methods for enhancing the deicing properties of a cementitious substrate using a polymer-based coating are provided. Coating formulations and coated cementitious surfaces are also provided. The methods comprise applying an aqueous emulsion to a surface of the cementitious substrate and allowing the aqueous emulsion to dry, such that a continuous, fluorine-containing, polymeric coating is formed over the surface of the cementitious substrate. When applied to a cementitious surface, the coating penetrates into the underlying cementitious substrate and bonds with the substrate to provide the cementitious surface with hydrophobic and other properties that improve the deicing properties of the surface. | 01-09-2014 |
Xiaowu Fan, Fountain Valley, CA US
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20120277346 | Titanium Oxide Spacing by SIP - A method of making a titanium oxide-containing coating composition comprises attaching an initiator to a pretreated titanium oxide to form an initiator/pretreated titanium oxide complex. The pretreated titanium oxide includes a plurality of pretreated titanium oxide particles which are titanium oxide particles that are pretreated with at least one metal oxide. The initiator/pretreated titanium oxide complex is contacted with a polymerizable unsaturated monomer such that a polymeric encapsulate forms on the initiator/pretreated titanium oxide particles to form polymeric encapsulated titanium oxide particles. | 11-01-2012 |
Xin Fan, San Diego, CA US
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20130280463 | DISPLAY PROTECTOR FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE APPEARANCE AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME - Covers for consumer products and various methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a cover for a consumer product comprises a film substrate configured to cover at least a portion of a surface of the consumer product, the surface including a display screen, the film substrate being at least partially light transmissive and comprising a window portion configured to allow at least a portion of the display screen to be at least partially viewable therethrough; and an image layer on another portion of the film substrate, the image layer configured to at least partially obscure an original appearance of the surface covered by the other portion of the film substrate. The film substrate and image layer cooperate to cover and protect the display screen and decorate the consumer product. | 10-24-2013 |
Yongfa Fan, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110184546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AERIAL IMAGE SENSITIVITY TO MODEL MASK ERRORS - One embodiment of the present invention provides techniques and systems for modeling mask errors based on aerial image sensitivity. During operation, the system can receive an uncalibrated process model which includes a mask error modeling term which is based at least on an aerial image sensitivity to mask modifications which represent mask errors. Next, the system can fit the uncalibrated process model using measured CD data. Note that the mask error modeling term can also be dependent on the local pattern density. In some embodiments, the mask error modeling term can include an edge bias term and a corner rounding term. The edge bias term can be based on the sensitivity of the aerial image intensity to an edge bias, and the corner rounding term can be based on the sensitivity of the aerial image intensity to a corner rounding adjustment. | 07-28-2011 |
20130131857 | MODELING MASK ERRORS USING AERIAL IMAGE SENSITIVITY - One embodiment of the present invention provides techniques and systems for modeling mask errors based on aerial image sensitivity. During operation, the system can receive an uncalibrated process model which includes a mask error modeling term which is based at least on an aerial image sensitivity to mask modifications which represent mask errors. Next, the system can fit the uncalibrated process model using measured CD data. Note that the mask error modeling term can also be dependent on the local and/or long-range pattern density. In some embodiments, the mask error modeling term can include an edge bias term and a corner rounding term. The edge bias term can be based on the sensitivity of the aerial image intensity to an edge bias, and the corner rounding term can be based on the sensitivity of the aerial image intensity to a corner rounding adjustment. | 05-23-2013 |
20140282298 | PERFORMING IMAGE CALCULATION BASED ON SPATIAL COHERENCE - Computer-implemented techniques for pixel source optics calculations using spatial coherence are disclosed. Pixelated sources are used for source-mask co-optimization to enhance semiconductor lithography. Calculation of a partially coherent imaging system is used for optical-lithography simulation. The spatial coherence property of neighboring source points is used to reduce imaging calculation complexity. Two or more neighboring points are treated as one pseudo-spatially coherent area element. | 09-18-2014 |
Yongfa Fan, Santa Clara, CA US
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20100115486 | ASSIST FEATURE PLACEMENT BASED ON A FOCUS-SENSITIVE COST-COVARIANCE FIELD - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that determines an assist feature placement within a post-optical proximity correction (post-OPC) mask layout. During operation, the system receives a set of target patterns which represent a set of polygons in a pre-OPC mask layout. The system then constructs a focus-sensitive cost function based on the target patterns, wherein the focus-sensitive cost function represents an amount of movement of post-OPC contours of the target patterns in response to changes in focus condition of the lithography system. Note that the contours of the target patterns substantially coincide with the edges of set of the polygons. Next, the system computes a cost-covariance field (CCF field) based on the focus-sensitive cost function, wherein the CCF field is a two-dimensional (2D) map representing changes to the focus-sensitive cost function due to an addition of a pattern at a given location within the post-OPC mask layout. Finally, the system generates assist features for the post-OPC mask layout based on the CCF field. | 05-06-2010 |
Yung Daniel Fan, Los Altos, CA US
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20100023294 | AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - An efficient automated testing system and method are presented. In one embodiment, an automated testing system includes a control component and an automated test instrument for testing a device or a plurality of devices (e.g., packages or wafers containing multiple independent different devices) under test. The automated test instrument component performs testing operation on the device or devices under test (DUT). The control component manages testing activities of a test instrument testing the device under test, including managing implementation of a plurality of test programs loaded as a group. In one exemplary implementation, the automated test system also includes a DUT interface and a user interface. The device under test interface interfaces with a device or devices under test. | 01-28-2010 |
Zeng Fan, Stanford, CA US
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20110076594 | Ceria-based electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells - A solid oxide fuel cell is provided having a ceria-based bulk electrolyte layer, an interface layer, an anode and a cathode, where the ceria-based bulk electrolyte layer is disposed between the cathode and the interface layer, and the interface layer is disposed between the ceria-based bulk electrolyte layer and the anode. Use of the ceria-based bulk electrolyte layer and an interface layer between the bulk layer and the anode takes advantage of the properties of a Ceria-based electrolyte without reducing to Ce (III) when operating the SOFC at the prescribed temperatures. The ceria-based bulk electrolyte layer has a thickness in a range of 10 nm to 500 um, and the interface layer has a thickness in a range of 1 angstrom to 50 nm. | 03-31-2011 |
Zhiliang Fan, Oakland, CA US
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20120129221 | BIOCHEMICAL PLATFORM FOR FUELS AND CHEMICALS PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - An alternative biochemical process for fuels and chemicals production from cellulosic biomass is presented. The method includes an aerobic step where microorganisms convert carbohydrates contained in cellulosic biomass into sugar acids, which can be converted to fuels and chemicals, including ethanol, gluconate, and acetic acid, via fermentation. | 05-24-2012 |
Zhong Fan, Union City, CA US
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20130338991 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SIMULATION USING ANALOG POWER DOMAIN IN ANALOG BLOCK MIXED SIGNAL - A method is provided that comprises a circuit design that includes multiple design blocks; a power intent specification file that defines a power domain within the circuit design and that identifies design instances within the power domain and that defines a control function to selectively transition the defined power domain between multiple respective power supply values; using a digital simulator to simulate operation of the digital representation while using an analog simulator to simulate operation of the analog representation; wherein simulating the digital representation includes transitioning the defined power domain between supply values from among the multiple respective supply values; wherein simulating the analog representation includes periodically storing in a storage location a power supply value currently in use during digital simulation of the digital representation; and wherein simulating the analog representation includes using the stored currently in use power supply value to supply voltage to the analog representation. | 12-19-2013 |